Sr. Reliability Test Engineer (Hardware)

Harbinger Motors Inc.•Garden Grove, CA

11h•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Test Engineering team at Harbinger Motors is involved in the validation and reliability testing at the vehicle, sub-system, and component levels. The team is looking for someone who has 5+ years of experience with reliability metrics and calculations as well as hands-on reliability testing. This key team member will have ownership of developing reliability test profiles for various vehicle systems and hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in either Engineering or Material Science with 5+ years of industry experience in the field of reliability
Experience with performing reliability calculations and developing test profiles
Experience with hands-on testing of either PCBAs, battery, or thermal systems
Experience with coding languages and applications for data analysis, such as Python or Matlab
Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with EV powertrain architecture and associated HV devices, such as DCDC converters, on-board chargers, junction boxes, inverters, battery, thermal systems, etc.
Experience with data analytics and visualization relevant to product reliability
Experience with HV testing

Responsibilities

Work closely with the product design engineers to ensure that products can meet desired life targets
Perform reliability calculations and develop detailed test-plans for accelerated lifecycle tests
Lead the execution of reliability tests
Lead root cause analysis of test failures and/or field failures
Support cross-functional DFMEA sessions
Travel to offsite test locations as needed (<30%)
Work with cross-functional teams to develop in-house test infrastructure required to test and validate various systems and components
Train personnel on the required processes and operations of complex test systems
Ensure that all tests are conducted in compliance with all safety protocols
Document the results in a report and present it to stakeholders
Participate in discussions with suppliers, supplier quality team, and design team to improve product reliability