Course Overview

ASQ Reliability Engineer connects reliability engineering knowledge with the decisions involved in designing, evaluating, and supporting products and systems. The course addresses reliability fundamentals, risk management, planning, testing, modeling, and lifecycle reliability. It also supports structured preparation for the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer examination.

Participants examine how analytical methods and engineering judgment work together to establish requirements, assess design choices, plan tests, and interpret performance evidence. The program links statistical and system-level analysis with maintainability, component selection, and maintenance decisions. Its focus is on selecting suitable methods, understanding their assumptions, and using the results to support a reasoned recommendation throughout the product or system lifecycle.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Translate reliability and maintainability goals into planning and evaluation requirements.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative risk-assessment methods to engineering decisions.
• Use failure modes and effects analysis and fault-tree analysis to examine system behavior.
• Compare reliability testing approaches against the intended purpose and operating conditions.
• Interpret reliability models for component and system performance.
• Evaluate design, material, and component choices using reliability and lifecycle considerations.
• Relate maintenance and repair-or-replace decisions to reliability and maintainability objectives.
• Apply relevant calculations and structured reasoning to CRE-style practice questions.

Practical Application

Apply the learning to connect reliability requirements with clear engineering evidence and decisions.

• Well-supported design choices: Bring risk assessment, component considerations, and system models into design reviews.
• Purposeful test programs: Match test approaches and interpretation methods to the reliability questions a project needs to answer.
• Informed lifecycle decisions: Use reliability and maintainability evidence to evaluate maintenance, support, and replacement options.
• Structured professional development: Organize technical knowledge and practice around the subject areas addressed in CRE preparation.