Member of Technical Staff, Hardware Reliability Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, optical engineering, or related fields. Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in a hardware reliability engineering role for complex electronic or optoelectronic hardware at the module or system level.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience planning, setting up, and executing hardware reliability test plans, including environmental stress, accelerated life, and mechanical testing.
• Demonstrated experience writing FA reports and driving CAPA/8D to closure.
• Experience with design and/or process FMEAs, reliability risk assessments, and product reliability and quality specifications.
• Experience providing DFM, DFA, and DFT feedback during hardware design reviews.
• Experience owning manufacturing quality processes for prototype or NPI hardware builds, including workmanship standards, in-process inspection, and nonconformance management.
• Working knowledge of module- and system-level reliability and quality standards, such as JEDEC JESD22, ISO 16750, IEC 60068, or AEC-Q102/Q104.
• Experience with lidar, optical sensing, or photonics hardware development.
• Experience with statistical reliability data analysis, lifetime data analysis, MTBF/FIT estimation, and HALT methodology.
• Experience managing quality processes at contract manufacturers or external partners.

Additional Information

Job Description: The Hardware Reliability Engineer is a critical role in a cross-functional team building next-generation lidar systems for industrial, consumer, and automotive applications. This is a high-ownership, hands-on role spanning test methodology, qualification, failure analysis, and manufacturing quality practices. This role reports to the Sr. Director of Hardware Engineering. You will work closely with optical, electrical, mechanical, systems, software, and test engineering teams across the full product development lifecycle - from early requirements and design reviews through prototype builds and design qualification. You will personally set up test equipment, execute test plans, analyze data, and perform failure analysis. This role requires clear technical communication with cross-functional teams, external test labs, suppliers, and customers.

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