Engineering Test & Reliability Technician
📍 San Francisco, CA (Onsite – Mission District)
💲 $38-$42/hr DOE
📅 6-12 Month Contract with Potential Extensions
Join an innovative company at the forefront of autonomous sensing, robotics, and advanced hardware technology. We are seeking an Engineering Test & Reliability Technician to support product development through hands-on testing, failure analysis, and validation activities. This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy working directly with hardware, solving technical challenges, and contributing to the development of next-generation technology products.
Recent graduates with Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering degrees are encouraged to apply.
What You'll Do
- Perform validation and reliability evaluations on prototype and production hardware systems.
- Execute structured test procedures and collect performance data for engineering review.
- Investigate product failures, identify contributing factors, and support corrective action efforts.
- Assemble, configure, and prepare hardware systems for laboratory testing and characterization.
- Monitor test activities, track results, and maintain detailed records of observations and findings.
- Verify product performance against engineering requirements and design specifications.
- Support engineers in developing and improving test methodologies, fixtures, and validation processes.
- Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure testing tools remain calibrated and operational.
Qualifications
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
- Open to recent graduates with applicable lab, internship, senior project, or hands-on engineering experience.
- Familiarity with electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and data acquisition tools.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Comfortable documenting technical findings and communicating results to engineering teams.
- Experience with Google Workspace, spreadsheets, and engineering data analysis tools is preferred.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Experience
- Product validation, reliability testing, engineering lab support, or manufacturing test environments.
- Exposure to sensors, robotics, automotive systems, LiDAR, or electromechanical hardware.
- Understanding of failure analysis techniques and quality assurance processes.