Senior Mechanical Engineer, Test and Reliability

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead reliability initiatives by analyzing failure modes, implementing design and process improvements, and driving corrective actions to improve product performance, durability, and lifecycle cost.
• Own test strategies for mechanical and electro-mechanical subsystems: 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 automated test rigs that simulate real-world operating conditions for accelerated life testing (ALT), fatigue, thermal cycling, and environmental stress screening
• Support field testing and debugging, both locally and at remote customer sites
• Brainstorm and prototype electro-mechanical, and pneumatic tools for automation systems and robotic manipulators
• Design and maintain parts and complex CAD assemblies for robotic end effectors, tooling, and autonomous vehicle hardware, with reliability and manufacturability as primary design inputs.
• Collaborate with software team members to incorporate desired sensing mechanisms and account for HW/SW integrated system design considerations

Job requirements

• 5+ years of experience with integrated software/hardware systems such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other automotive/aerospace products with a significant portion focused on test engineering or reliability
• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, or a similar discipline
• Demonstrated experience designing and building test fixtures and reliability test rigs for electro-mechanical systems
• Experience with accelerated life testing (ALT) methodologies
• Experience with the product development lifecycle - particularly design for manufacture, reliability, and cost
• Experience working with linear and rotary actuators
• Experience designing complex electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems from concept to product
• Experience designing and documenting machined parts, weldments, sheet metal components, and assemblies