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Reliability Test Lab Operator Jobs in California

Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer

Mountain View, CA ยท On-site

$120K - $152K/yr

Experience in managing a reliability test lab with thermal, vibration and environmental test equipment * Product development and launch experience across multiple independent, high-volume hardware ...

Experience in managing a reliability test lab with thermal, vibration and environmental test equipment * Product development and launch experience across multiple independent, high-volume hardware ...

This is a hands-on role: you'll be in the lab running HALT/HASS chambers as often as you're in ... operating in complex environments. The company combines custom silicon, integrated sensors, and ...

This is a hands-on role: you'll be in the lab running HALT/HASS chambers as often as you're in ... operating in complex environments. The company combines custom silicon, integrated sensors, and ...

Test Lab Technician I

Brea, CA ยท On-site

$26 - $28/hr

The Test Lab Technician I, under limited supervision, performs a variety of tasks in the System ... Basic knowledge of software operating systems, such as Windows and Linux is desirable Benefits The ...

Photonics Lab Operator

Santa Clara, CA ยท On-site

$45 - $55/hr

You will be responsible for running wafer-level tests and operating advanced metrology systems, but ... Contribute to improving lab workflows, test processes, and overall data quality Required ...

ABOUT THE JOB We are seeking a Lab Coordinator to own logistics and flow coordination that keep ETC operating at maximum throughput across all test domains. The coordinator will serve as the central ...

Test Lab Coordinator

Costa Mesa, CA ยท On-site

$25 - $38/hr

Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns ... The test operations team within ETC owns the lab facilities, equipment fleet, calibration program ...

Photonics Lab Operator

Santa Clara, CA ยท On-site

$45 - $55/hr

You will be responsible for running wafer-level tests and operating advanced metrology systems, but ... Contribute to improving lab workflows, test processes, and overall data quality Required ...

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Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer

Mountain View, CA โ€ข On-site

Waymo
Internet and ITย โ€ขย 1 - 5K employees

$120K - $152K/yr

Full-time

Posted 29 days ago


Job description

This role will report to a Manager of Hardware Reliability Engineering.ย 

You will:

  • Lead the reliability program for a Waymo hardware product area (e.g. LiDAR) across its full lifecycle from early development and prototyping, through EVT - DVT - PVT - production ramp and field deployment
  • Define and improve reliability processes, including risk analyses (DFMEA, FTA), design verification, test and failure analysis, and cross-functional optimizations
  • Work closely with US-based and international CMs, ODMs and Tier-1s to develop reliability test and validation programs that meet Waymo's standards of reliability
  • Develop, communicate, and maintain long-term reliability roadmaps and strategies for your product area. Work collaboratively with TPMsย  to build reliability schedules and take responsibility for all deliverables while updating senior engineering leadership
  • Provide technical evaluations and strategic recommendations on designs, processes, materials and vendor selection to teams within the Waymo Engineering, and navigate complex vendor relationships
  • Manage program-level risks related to complex, multi-dimensional reliability issues and play a key role in mitigate those risks

You have:

  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or Physics
  • 10 years of experience in end to end management of reliability programs for complex electromechanical systems
  • Experience in delivering on the reliability of 1-2 generations of products, from concept & prototyping, to production ramp and field deployment.ย 
  • Experience in managing the DFMEA or other risk analysis process across a product line.ย 
  • Extensive experience developing comprehensive reliability test plans, resolving complex failure analyses, and leading root-cause resolution across functions.
  • Strong technical background in the mechanics of materials and physics of failure for electronics and sensors.

We prefer:

  • PhD Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, or Physics
  • 15 years of experience, as a manager, directing the reliability program at CMs, ODMs or international vendors and suppliers for electronic components and sub-systems
  • Experience in OEM automotive, Tier-1 suppliers, autonomous vehicle or sensor domain reliability
  • Experience in managing a reliability test lab with thermal, vibration and environmental test equipment
  • Product development and launch experience across multiple independent, high-volume hardware product categories.
  • Strong mentorship skills with a track record of driving technical leadership within a team