Hello Everyone,
Our client is seeking a Product Validation Analyst to work with athletes to support the development of innovative products that blend hardware, software, and human performance. This role is responsible for performing hands-on system validation with athletes, regression testing, and issue triaging across frequent releases to ensure internal readiness, consistency, and quality. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically curious, and comfortable working at the intersection of athlete experience and system behavior. You enjoy creating and executing structured testing and turning complex system behavior into clear, actionable insight for engineering teams.
Title: Product Validation Analyst
Location: Beaverton, OR (in-person required)
Pay Range: $50-54/hr on W2
Duration: 12 months
Job description:
What You Will Work On
โข Plan, recruit, schedule and execute frequent, hands-on athlete testing of experimental athlete
systems for walking, running, and other real-world scenarios
โข Conduct handsโon testing with athletes and actively gather qualitative feedback, while working
effectively with earlyโstage systems that may evolve or behave inconsistently
โข Support both continuous, real-world testing and structured, protocol-driven validation to
ensure full requirements coverage
โข Collect, analyze, and categorize system and usage data to identify trends, regressions, and
anomalies
โข Capture and document unexpected or undesirable behaviors with clear steps to reproduce and
supporting data
โข Perform issue triaging and initial root cause investigation to help direct issues to the appropriate
engineering subsystem team
โข Perform regression testing across releases to ensure consistent function
โข Leverage AI tools to support test execution, data analysis, and synthesis of complex system behavior into actionable insights
โข Translate athlete feedback and qualitative perception into structured, comparable findings
โข Manage multiple testing tracks in parallel, including ongoing athlete testing, structured protocol
validation, and timely analysis of incoming data
โข Partner closely with engineering, research, and program teams to support release readiness
and quality gates
Who You Will Work With
Youโll collaborate with cross-functional partners including sports scientists, engineers, researchers,
QA, and program managers. Youโll work closely with teams responsible for system behavior, embedded
software, and athlete experience to ensure testing insights are clear, actionable, and trusted.
What You Bring
โข Bachelorโs degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training
โข 2+ years of experience in system testing, validation, or quality-focused technical roles
โข Experience with human subject testing, field testing, or real-world system validation
โข Experience testing or debugging electromechanical, robotic, or software-driven systems
โข Builder and maker mindset with the ability to define testing approaches, create structure from
ambiguity, and operate independently without step-by-step guidance
โข Strong ability to observe, isolate, and describe unexpected system behavior
โข Experience analyzing data using tools such as MATLAB or Python
โข Experience with embedded sensors, mechatronics, or hardware-software integrated systems
Nice to Have
โข Background in biomechanics, human movement, or applied mechanics
โข Experience with embedded sensors, mechatronics, or hardware-software integrated systems
โข Skilled at using LLMs and modern AI tools such as Cursor or similar to accelerate testing, analysis,
and technical workflows
โข High attention to detail and comfort executing repeatable test protocols
โข Strong technical intuition and curiosity about system behavior
โข Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative environments with frequent releases
โข Team-first mindset with a bias toward clarity and rigor