Staefa, Switzerland

Practical Trainee (Reliability Engineer)

We are looking for a self-driven technical trainee to support our reliability improvement initiatives. In this role, you will work closely with experienced engineers on real-life product reliability challenges, from failure testing and data analysis to root cause investigations and risk assessments. This traineeship offers hands-on experience in reliability engineering within an industrial environment.

More about the role

• As a Practical Trainee in hardware Reliability Engineering, you will support activities such as:
• Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing reliability data
• Supporting and performing failure analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Assisting with Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & Supporting Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Preparing technical reports and presenting findings to engineering teams
• Supporting implementation and verification of reliability improvement actions
• Perform hardware reliability testing and create new tests

More about you

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or similar
• Interest in hands-on reliability engineering, failure analysis, and quality engineering
• Basic knowledge of:

o Statistics and data analysis

o Failure mechanisms (mechanical, electrical, or materials-related)

o Engineering fundamentals (design, testing, physics of failure)

• Familiarity with (or willingness to learn):

o RCA methods (5-Why, Ishikawa, etc.)

o FTA and DFMEA

o Rapid prototyping / 3D printing

o Reliability tools and metrics (MTBF, Weibull analysis, etc.)

• Ablility to work in a structured and analytical way
• Good communication skills in English
• Comfortable working with test setups, lab equipment, and technical documentation

More about What We Offer

• Hands-on experience with real industrial reliability data
• Coaching by experienced engineers
• Exposure to reliability methods used in product development and field support
• International and multidisciplinary working environment
• Competitive trainee compensation