Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies with product development, embedded software, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers from early prototyping through volume production.
• Lead technical test strategy and own validation planning, execution, and risk management from early prototypes through volume production.
• Perform failure analysis, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, resolve system issues, and develop process and design mitigations with electrical, mechanical, and software engineering teams.
• Contribute to design reviews and provide design-for-reliability inputs from initial prototypes through customer shipment and beyond.
• Analyze developmental flight telemetry and customer data to identify potential problems, perform risk assessments, develop prognostic and condition-based maintenance protocols, and establish data-driven reliability test specifications.

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on experience testing, developing, and delivering reliable complex electromechanical systems, with emphasis on high-density PCBA test engineering and debugging.
• Experience leading technical validation programs end to end, including test strategy, execution quality, and system readiness.
• Extensive knowledge of physics of failure and integration risks for critical electronics and mechanical subsystems, including compute systems and electromechanical or electronic sensors.
• Proficiency in Python and/or SQL for large-scale data analysis and automated testing.
• Ability to communicate hardware reliability concepts to internal and external cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Robotics testing experience and strong mechanical intuition.
• Experience using AI models to improve analysis efficiency while minimizing hallucinations.
• FAA Part 107 certification; obtaining certification within the first 60 days is encouraged and required for certain positions.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary: $170,000–$230,000.
• Equity in the form of stock options.
• Comprehensive health insurance plans.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401(k) savings plan.
• Relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles.