11 Motivations to Learn Reliability Engineering

11 Motivations to Learn Reliability Engineering

There are many reasons or motivations to learn. From our boss asking us to solve a problem in an unfamiliar field of science, to simple curiosity.

When faced with an unusual failure mode, we need to learn what is causing the failure in order to solve the problem. When exploring a new material, we want to learn how it will fail in our design.

As reliability professionals, we are professional learners or should be.

Let’s take a look at a list of motivations that you may experience that prompt you to learn. When you review the past month or year, you will notice how much you learned.

When you feel one of these motivations, go with it. Learn, grow, and improve your capability as a reliability professional. Furthermore, you can foster these motivations with your team and colleagues, as well.

1. Curiosity

If you ever wondered:

• What would happen if …
• Why did that …
• How often does …

Or similar questions, you are being curious. That is good. It is often the question, such as these, that leads to informative discoveries and solutions…