ASQ CRE Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | American Society for Quality (ASQ) |
| Exam Name: | Certified Reliability Engineer |
| Exam Number: | CRE |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) CQA (Certified Quality Auditor) CSSBB (Certified Six Sigma Black Belt) |
| Passing Score: | 550/750 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Open book |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Duration: | 258 (around 4 hours 18 minutes) |
| Exam Price: | USD $550 (non-member), ~USD $450 (member) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 165 (150 scored + 15 unscored) |
| Sample Questions: | ASQ CRE Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based or paper-based test delivered through Prometric (open book) |
| Pre Condition: | Eight years of on-the-job experience in reliability engineering; three years in a decision-making role (degree waivers available) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.asq.org/cert/reliability-engineer |
ASQ CRE Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Field Failure Analysis | - Failure investigation and root cause analysis - Corrective actions and FRACAS |
| Reliability in Design & Development | - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & FMEA - Human factors in reliability - Design for reliability |
| Maintainability & Availability | - Maintainability concepts and metrics - Preventive & corrective maintenance analysis |
| Probability & Statistics for Reliability | - Basic probability concepts - Sampling plans and statistical analysis - Confidence intervals & regression - Probability distributions and functions |
| Reliability Testing & Modeling | - Reliability prediction and modeling - Stress screening & qualification testing - Test planning and accelerated life testing |
| Reliability Information Systems | - Data management and reliability databases - Reporting and data quality |
| Reliability Management & Fundamentals | - Reliability principles and leadership foundations - Ethics and performance monitoring - Interrelationship of safety, quality and reliability - Role and responsibilities in product lifecycle |
ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) Sample Questions:
1. A system is defined by the following reliability block diagram.
Which of the following block diagrams MOST simply represents the system reliability when Unit C is functioning?
Response:
A) option D
B) option B
C) option C
D) option A
2. The primary aim of sequential-life testing is to determine
Response:
A) Whether the stress-level variation is significant.
B) The mean time between failures (MTBF).
C) The probability density function of failures.
D) Whether a lot meets the reliability goal.
3. Field data for 20 mechanical suspension systems showed 3 failure during the 12 month warranty period.
When failure occurred they were repair within 2 days and the system returned to operation. If the time of failure for the failed system were 4.4 moths, 6.3 months, and 10.7 months after placement in the field, what is the 90% lower confidence estimate on MTBF?
Response:
A) 33.7 months
B) 43.5 months
C) 35.9 months
D) 4.1 months
4. A company is in a multi-products, competitive market. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate strategy to help capture the maximum market share?
Response:
A) Improving the capacity of manufacturing process.
B) Performing aggressive field-testing.
C) Increasing the reliability of current product
D) Reducing cycle time while introducing new, reliable products.
5. The design function which assigns probability of failures between components or subsystems is called:
Response:
A) Confidence
B) Apportionment
C) Significance
D) Qualification
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: D | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: B |


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