Staff Mechanical Hardware Test & Validation Engineer

ALSO•Palo Alto, CA
•$180,000 - $215,000•Onsite

About The Position

ALSO is an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient. Also is looking for a Mechanical Hardware Test & Validation Engineer to validate low voltage electromechanical modules for the next generation of light electric vehicles. This person will develop and execute test plans, perform physical testing, and analyze results. This role combines hands-on testing expertise with data analysis and technical documentation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience through academic, personal, or internship projects involving physical testing, including setup, instrumentation, data recording and teardowns.
  • Understanding of data acquisition systems, sensors, test equipment, and experience with basic programming or scripting for data analysis (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and eagerness to learn new testing methods and technologies with excellent documentation and communication skills
  • Self-starter mentality with proven ability to take initiative on projects

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design, systems and reliability engineers to generate test plans and take responsibility for the end-to-end execution, analysis, and reporting to critical stakeholders
  • Execute testing on low voltage electromechanical modules including performance verification, reliability, durability, and environmental while maintaining detailed documentation of procedures and results
  • Set up and operate test equipment including DAQs and various sensors to collect and monitor test data across different test conditions
  • Coordinate with 3rd party vendors, contract manufacturers and test facilities.
  • Analyze test results and prepare clear technical summaries documenting methodologies, observations, and conclusions
  • Support the maintenance and calibration of test equipment while helping develop new test fixtures and setups
  • Travel to visit test vendors up to 15% of the time

Benefits

  • Robust health coverage — excellent health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO, with FSA & HSA options
  • One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
  • Rich fertility and family-building benefits with Progyny
  • Flexible time off
  • 401(k) match
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