Gridware

Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer

Gridware

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $204,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and implement reliability test plans and protocols for PCBAs and electronic assemblies
  • Partner with hardware, firmware and manufacturing engineers to establish and refine component and system level reliability targets for our electronics and battery systems
  • Drive Design Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA) for various systems to capture performance risks and implement appropriate mitigation activities
  • Partner with Sales and Product to develop lifetime reliability and warranty targets
  • Create holistic models of product lifetimes and common failure modes using field data, field failure analysis, and accelerated life testing
  • Monitor field performance and identify statistical trends in failure

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in Hardware Reliability, with an emphasis on electronics reliability (PCBAs, batteries, harnesses, etc)
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis software and reliability testing tools
  • Scripting for test automation and data analysis
  • Working knowledge of statistical software for reliability, such as JMP or the ReliaSoft suite, or MATLAB
  • Experience managing external partners and test labs
  • Direct experience with accelerated lifetime test design and analysis
  • Deep understanding of physics of failure and common failure mechanisms for PCBAs and electronic components (MOSFETs, capacitors, inductors…etc)
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a related field
Benefits
  • Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Alternating day off (every other Monday)
  • “Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
  • Commuter allowance
  • Company-paid training
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
hardware reliabilityreliability testingstatistical analysistest automationaccelerated lifetime testingfailure modes and effects analysisdata analysisphysics of failurefailure mechanismselectronic components
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingproject management