Schlumberger Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Bath Tub Curve is a graphical representation of failure rate of a product over its lifetime.

• It shows three phases of product life: early failures, random failures, and wear-out failures.

• Early failures occur due to manufacturing defects or poor quality control.

• Random failures occur due to normal wear and tear.

• Wear-out failures occur due to aging of the product.

• Examples include electronic devices, automobiles, and aircra...read more

RPN stands for Risk Priority Number and is used to prioritize risks based on severity, occurrence, and detection.

• RPN is calculated by multiplying the severity, occurrence, and detection scores of a risk.

• The severity, occurrence, and detection scores are typically rated on a scale of 1-10.

• The higher the RPN, the higher the priority of the risk.

• RPN can be used to prioritize which risks to address first.

• Example: A risk wi...read more