Hardware Validation Engineer

The role

You will validate automotive-grade PCB designs by performing board-level testing and automating lab workflows. You will also support early prototype hardware characterization and collaborate with design and software teams.

What you will do

• Execute and improve validation test plans for custom automotive PCBs
• Characterize board performance using lab equipment
• Automate lab equipment and test routines using Python or similar scripting languages
• Analyze and document results in reports for internal teams and external customers
• Collaborate with electrical design, system integration, and software teams
• Interpret and follow OEM test protocols
• Maintain lab setups and improve test efficiency

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent degree
• 2–6 years of hands-on experience in board-level testing and validation
• Comfortable working in a lab setting with test equipment
• Familiar with thermal, structural, and electrical stress testing
• Experience with test automation (Python, LabView, or similar)
• Familiarity with vehicle or consumer electronics validation flows
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Comfortable reading schematics and debugging at component level

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to automotive/agriculture/construction/defense OEM or Tier 1 supplier test protocols

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
• 401k retirement benefits with employer match
• Learning and wellness stipends
• Paid time off

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.