Mechanical & Durability Test Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Translate real customer usage profiles into lab test specs and reliability targets, even when field data is still limited
• Define and execute mechanical validation plans for robot structures, joints, actuators, gearboxes, bushings, end effectors, and mobile bases at component, subsystem, and full-robot level
• Run strength, stiffness, stability, and tip-over tests; drop, impact, and collision tests; and static and dynamic load tests
• Design and run accelerated life and durability tests on joints, actuators, cables, and wear components, including continuous duty-cycle runs on full robots
• Run environmental tests — vibration, shock, thermal cycling, humidity, and dust/water ingress — in-house or with external labs
• Design and build test fixtures, jigs, and stands (CAD through fabrication)
• Instrument tests with strain gauges, load cells, torque sensors, encoders, and DAQ; analyze and report results
• Correlate test data with FEA/CAE models and feed findings back to design engineers

Job requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience — proven test work matters more to us than the degree
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical test, validation, or reliability engineering for robotics, automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, or consumer hardware
• Hands-on with shop tools and comfortable building your own test setups
• Hands-on experience instrumenting tests with strain gauges, load cells, and DAQ systems
• Experience designing and running fatigue, durability, or accelerated life tests
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or equivalent) for fixture design
• Strong root-cause analysis skills and clear technical writing
• Experience testing actuators, gearboxes (harmonic, planetary, cycloidal), or legged/wheeled robots