Senior Hardware Reliability Test Engineer – Electrical Systems & Power Electronics
Core
Develops test capabilities and experimental evidence to assess the reliability of electrical hardware, including PCBAs, power supplies, and converters, through controlled electrical and environmental testing.
Role type
Senior Hardware Reliability Test Engineer (Electrical Systems & Power Electronics)
Builds
Custom test jigs, fixtures, automated test setups, and test plans for power electronics and system reliability.
Domain
Semiconductor hardware reliability, power electronics, AI infrastructure
Required skills
Electrical testing, hardware validation, reliability engineering, electrical failure analysis, PCBAs, power conversion, voltage regulation, oscilloscope usage, Python, LabVIEW, circuit debugging, accelerated testing, JEDEC/IPC standards
Preferred skills
Master's or PhD in EE/CS, environmental chamber integration, high-current power modules, board bring-up, embedded firmware, Linux test environments, power semiconductor reliability, microscopy/thermal imaging interpretation
Technologies
Python, LabVIEW, programmable power supplies, electronic loads, data acquisition systems, environmental chambers
Responsibilities
Design and troubleshoot custom electrical test jigs and fixtures; Establish representative workloads and operating limits with Systems team; Translate reliability risks into test plans with defined stress conditions; Build automated test setups integrating sensors and data acquisition; Develop software for instrument control and fault capture; Execute accelerated life testing, burn-in, and temperature cycling; Investigate electrical failures using schematics and bench measurements; Correlate electrical results with physical failure-analysis findings; Use DOE and physics-of-failure methods to assess degradation; Partner with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to validate corrective actions; Document test procedures and investigation findings.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
