Engineering Manager, Hardware Validation

The role

You will lead a 0 to 1 initiative to build the hardware system validation department. You will own hardware validation and reliability testing across various product sectors and lead a multidisciplinary team.

What you will do

• Build the hardware system validation function from 0 to 1 and scale the team cross-functionally
• Define, architect, and execute system test plans and reliability validation processes
• Hire and direct a validation engineering team
• Work directly with external customers to translate operational requirements into hardware validation test specs
• Ensure hardware products hit electrical, mechanical, environmental, and system-level KPIs
• Develop automated test execution scripts and software pipelines

Required qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in hardware system validation, testing, and reliability engineering
• 5+ years of experience leading and managing cross-functional technical teams
• Mixed product background spanning consumer electronics and one or more target sectors: automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture
• Deep expertise defining hardware system test requirements, environmental reliability tests, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation setups
• Hands-on coding proficiency in Python, C++, or scripting languages for test automation, data analysis, and hardware control

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience shipping high-complexity hardware in both early-stage startup (0 to 1) and mass-production environments
• Familiarity with automotive reliability standards (e.g., ISO 16750, AEC-Q100) or MIL-STD environmental testing protocols
• Strong commitment to customer success and raising technical quality bars across complex hardware platforms

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.