David Ings
About David Ings
David Ings serves as an Advanced Reliability Technical Specialist at Navistar Inc, where he has worked since 2018. He specializes in training engineering staff in Reliability Engineering principles and has a strong educational background in Industrial Engineering and Psychology.
Work at Navistar
David Ings has served as an Advanced Reliability Technical Specialist at Navistar Inc since 2018. In this role, he is based in Lisle, Illinois, where he focuses on enhancing the reliability of products through advanced engineering practices. He trains engineering staff in Robustness and Reliability Engineering principles, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Physics. His responsibilities also include participating in on-site reviews of supplier engineering and manufacturing capabilities to ensure the development of robust and reliable products.
Previous Experience at Progress Rail
Before joining Navistar, David Ings worked at Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, as a Senior Reliability Project Engineer and RAMS Project Leader from 2012 to 2018. During his tenure, he contributed to various projects that focused on reliability and risk management. His experience at Progress Rail provided him with a strong foundation in reliability engineering, which he applies in his current role at Navistar.
Education and Expertise
David Ings holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the same institution. Additionally, he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Premed Emphasis from Williams College, where he graduated cum laude. His educational background equips him with a diverse skill set applicable to reliability engineering and project management.
Training and Development Contributions
In his current position, David Ings is actively involved in training engineering staff in key reliability engineering concepts. He has developed and implemented new business processes aimed at identifying and mitigating reliability risks in new product introduction projects. He also writes Reliability Engineering Standard Work to support these processes, ensuring that best practices are integrated into the organization's operations.
Support for New Technologies
David Ings supports the development and introduction of new electronics modules and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies, along with their supporting software. His expertise in reliability engineering plays a crucial role in ensuring that these technologies meet the required standards for performance and safety.