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Staff Engineer, Reliability Test (R5532)

Shield AI· X-BAT Division – X-BAT Engineering - Avionics
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Seattle, WA$120k - $180kFull Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Reliability Test Engineer responsible for environmental testing of electronic flight hardware for the XBAT aircraft, including planning, executing, and leading environmental test campaigns (thermal, vibration, shock, humidity, altitude, HALT, HASS) and delivering test plans, data analyses, reports, and improvements to design-for-test and product reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Translate design requirements, mission profiles, and industry standards into environmental test plans, including stress profiles, sample sizes, verification matrices, instrumentation maps, and pass/fail criteria
  • Write and maintain the test procedures and work instructions technicians use to set up, execute, and tear down tests
  • Design test fixtures in CAD and verify they are dynamically suitable for vibration and shock testing
  • Define instrumentation and data acquisition requirements, and develop automated tools for data acquisition, reduction, and plotting
  • Provide real-time engineering support during test execution: review live data, disposition anomalies and test interruptions, and authorize profile changes or test stops
  • Lead investigations of test failures and anomalies, partnering with failure analysis and design engineers to drive root cause and corrective action
  • Analyze test data and author test reports that support disposition, qualification, and acceptance decisions
  • Plan and prioritize the test schedule across concurrent campaigns, balancing program needs against lab capacity
  • Define lab capability needs, including equipment, test methods, and capacity, and manage external laboratories when testing exceeds in-house capability
  • Educate stakeholders on environmental test best practices to improve test plans and design-for-test practices

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience planning and conducting environmental tests, including temperature cycling, vibration, shock, HALT, and HASS
  • Experience writing test plans, procedures, and reports for hardware qualification or acceptance
  • Working knowledge of MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, IPC, JEDEC, and ASTM
  • Knowledge of electronics failure mechanisms (solder fatigue, intermetallic growth, conductive anodic filaments, tin whiskers, electromigration, corrosion) and how environmental stresses accelerate them
  • Proficiency in CAD modelling software (ANYSYS SpaceClaim, NX, or Solidworks)
  • Experience specifying instrumentation and data acquisition (thermocouples, accelerometers, humidity sensors, strain gauges) and analyzing data
  • Self-starter with growth mindset and sound judgment for real-time decisions
  • Clear, concise written and oral communication

Skills

Required:Environmental testing planningTest procedure developmentCAD for test fixturesInstrumentation & data acquisitionReal-time test support

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee benefits package (applicable after 60 days)
  • Salary compensation influenced by location, experience, licenses, and other factors; background/references checks; inclusive equal opportunity employer
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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