Hardware Platform Engineer II, Test and Reliability

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Contribute to test strategies for mechanical and electro-mechanical subsystems: help define test plans, acceptance criteria, and pass/fail requirements aligned to product specifications and customer use cases
• Design, build, and maintain reliability test fixtures and test rigs that simulate real-world operating conditions for life testing, fatigue, thermal cycling, and environmental stress screening, with guidance from…
• Support reliability initiatives by analyzing failure modes, assisting with design and process improvements, and contributing to corrective actions that improve product performance, durability, and lifecycle cost
• Support field testing and debugging, both locally and at remote customer sites
• Support manufacturing operations by running and maintaining assembly test fixtures

Job requirements

• 2-4 years of experience with integrated software/hardware systems such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other automotive/aerospace products, ideally with some exposure to test engineering or reliability
• BS in mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, or a similar discipline
• Some experience designing or supporting test fixtures and reliability test rigs for electro-mechanical systems
• Exposure to accelerated life testing (ALT) methodologies (academic, internship, or professional experience)
• Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation (DAQ systems, sensors, oscilloscopes, multimeters) for capturing and interpreting test data
• Experience using basic shop equipment (3d printer, bandsaw, mill, drill, etc) to build rapid prototypes
• Strong technical analysis skills and eagerness to learn
• Working knowledge of Python and/or C++ for test automation or hardware-in-the-loop validation