Staff Failure Analysis Engineer
Core
Lead deep-dive technical investigations into electromechanical, hardware, and system-level field failures across deployed Digit humanoid fleets to identify physics-of-failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.
Role type
Staff Failure Analysis Engineer (Field Quality)
Builds
Closed-loop corrective actions (CAPA) for manufacturing and next-generation architecture
Domain
Robotics / Autonomous Mobile Robots / Electromechanical Systems
Required skills
8D problem solving, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), FMEA, Ishikawa diagrams, teardown SOPs, failure code taxonomies, Pareto analytics, Mean Time Between Incidents (MTBI) analysis, cross-domain troubleshooting (mechanical/electrical/firmware), lab equipment operation (oscilloscopes, thermal imaging, digital microscopy, dynamometers), RMA workflow management
Preferred skills
Linux environments, ROS, CAN/EtherCAT protocol analysis, cloud-based time-series data visualization, functional safety (ISO 13849, IEC 62061), third-party destructive/non-destructive testing lab management, ASQ certification (CQE, CRE), Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
Technologies
CAN/EtherCAT, Grafana, Datadog, SEM/EDX, X-ray/CT scan, DMMs, logic analyzers, optical microscopy
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end failure investigations on field-returned modules (actuators, gearboxes, PCBAs, BMS), correlate physical failure modes with fleet telemetry and logs, champion structured problem-solving for critical field excursions, define immediate containment protocols for safety-critical events, oversee internal failure analysis lab equipment and coordinate external analytical testing, establish standardized teardown SOPs and failure code taxonomies, analyze fleet return rates and component failure modes to deliver technical executive summaries
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
