Senior Reliability Test Engineer

Join our team as a Senior Reliability Test Engineer, where you will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality and reliability of our complex electromechanical and electronic hardware. You will develop and execute qualification and validation test plans, design and automate test equipment, establish reliability targets, lead failure analysis, and mentor engineers to improve reliability capabilities across the company. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an equity stake in the company, unlimited vacation days, and a healthy catered lunch every day.

• Assurer la fiabilité des matériels électromécaniques et électroniques complexes, de la conception à la production.
• Développer et exécuter des plans de test de qualification et de validation, y compris les tests environnementaux et de cycle thermique.
• Diriger les analyses de défaillance et les investigations en cas de défaillance matérielle, en coordonnant l'analyse des défaillances.

• The ideal candidate is self-driven and has designed reliability test campaigns from the ground up
• Domain depth in one or more of: EEE piece parts, avionics, PCBA reliability, battery systems, EV powertrain or HV devices, thermal systems, actuators, or solar cells
• Experience standing up reliability engineering frameworks for a product or program, covering detailed reliability analysis, development testing, production testing, and field data analysis,
• Experience owning reliability infrastructure: test labs and chambers, failure analysis equipment, metrology and instrumentation, automatic testing equipment and fixtures
• Experience generating qualification test requirements and executing tests that proactively characterize product behavior and iteratively improve designs and reliability estimates
• Proven track record of driving systemic improvements and shaping engineering strategy
• Working proficiency in Python, C++, or your coding language of choice
• Strong technical writing: test plans, reports, requirements, standards, and specifications
• Failure investigation experience with a proven record of solving problems and preventing recurrence
• Expertise in reliability analysis: FMEA/FMECA, FTA, predictive modeling, and Weibull analysis
• Design review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confidence presenting to every level of leadership
• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, Materials Science, or an equivalent technical discipline
• Hands-on testing experience with mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems, and with a wide range of sensors, actuators, instrumentation, and DAQ devices
• 5+ years in reliability, test, or design engineering on high-reliability hardware or 3+ years with an M.S
• M.S. in an engineering discipline, or a degree specifically in Reliability Engineering
• Familiarity with ASTM, JEDEC, IEEE, ISO, and MIL test standards
• Weibull++, ReliaSoft, or equivalent
• JMP, Python, or R for data analysis
• HV testing experience
• Familiarity with Linux, shell scripting, software/firmware HITL/SITL, and Python/SQL for data analysis