Senior/Staff Hardware Validation Engineer

Humble Robotics•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Own design verification (DV) for our autonomous hauler, end-to-end. Define vehicle-level DV requirements and decompose them to every module we build, covering thermal, shock, vibration, EMC, environmental, and electrical stress. Decide whether we run tests at external labs or build our own HIL and environmental setups in-house, and make sure every module we ship is compliant with the DV requirements driven from the vehicle.

Requirements

BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering; 5+ years of high-impact automotive DV/V&V experience owning the full scope
Hands-on ownership of automotive DV programs across multiple environments: thermal, thermal shock, vibration, mechanical shock, EMC/EMI, and electrical robustness.
Deep working knowledge of automotive validation standards: ISO 16750, ISO 7637, LV 124/LV 148, CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ISO 20653 (IP), and ISO 26262 interactions with DV.
Experience writing vehicle-level DV requirements and decomposing them to module and component-level test plans with full traceability.
Proven ability to stand up test capability from scratch - fixtures, automation, HIL rigs, data capture, and reporting - as well as to manage and get results out of external accredited labs.
Strong RCCA skills and the instinct to dig into failures with EE/ME/FW teams until the physics are understood and the fix is verified.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at an AV, robotaxi, autonomous trucking, or heavy-duty EV program.
Experience running environmental labs (thermal chambers, shaker tables, EMC chambers, IP test) or building HIL/SIL rigs in-house.
Familiarity with reliability and durability methods (HALT/HASS, Weibull, accelerated life testing).
Scripting and automation experience (Python, LabVIEW, TestStand, CAN/LIN tool APIs) for test orchestration and data analysis.
Experience interfacing with Functional Safety teams and translating ASIL-driven safety requirements into DV coverage.

Responsibilities

Define the DV strategy for the vehicle and cascade it into module-level requirements for every ECU, sensor, and electro-mechanical assembly on the vehicle.
Plan and execute full DV campaigns - thermal (operating/storage, thermal shock, thermal cycling), mechanical shock, random and sinusoidal vibration, EMC/EMI (CISPR 25, ISO 11452), IP sealing, and electrical stress/robustness (ISO 16750, ISO 7637, LV 124).
Decide per program whether to run tests at accredited external labs or stand up equivalent capability in-house; own the lab sourcing, HIL/environmental fixture design, instrumentation, and data capture.
Write test plans, reports, and DVP&R documents that tie every test back to a vehicle-level requirement.
Track compliance, deviations, and closure with design teams.
Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action on every failure; partner with EE, ME, FW, and Systems to get fixes landed and re-verified.
Work closely with Systems and Functional Safety to ensure DV coverage is consistent with ASIL allocations and safety goals.
Build the test infrastructure and culture from scratch - fixtures, automation, data pipelines, and reporting cadence so DV is a repeatable engine, not a one-off.