Hardware Reliability Engineer Technical Lead

The role

You will build and scale the hardware reliability function from the ground up. This includes defining requirements, establishing test strategies, and managing third-party testing partners across various industries.

What you will do

• Architect, establish, and mature the company-wide Hardware Reliability Engineering function
• Establish hardware reliability requirements and HALT/ALT protocols
• Perform environmental stress testing including thermal, vibration, ingress, shock, and ESD
• Manage and direct 3rd-party test labs and manufacturing partners
• Serve as the reliability voice across hardware design, quality, and systems engineering teams
• Engage with external enterprise customers to translate field requirements into technical testing standards
• Lead root-cause analysis on hardware defects or field failures using physics-of-failure approaches
• Utilize script/automation capabilities to streamline testing workflows and data collection

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Hardware Reliability Engineering experience
• Direct experience shipping products in consumer electronics
• Experience in at least one heavy-duty/regulated industry (automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, or agriculture)
• Proven track record of defining product reliability requirements and designing test plans
• Experience managing 3rd-party suppliers/labs for execution
• Practical scripting/programming capabilities (Python, C/C++, Bash, or MATLAB)
• Experience presenting technical reliability data and collaborating with enterprise/external customers
• Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree (Master’s / Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline

Nice to have

• 7+ years of team lead, project lead, or direct engineering management experience
• Deep knowledge of industry reliability standards (e.g., ISO 26262, MIL-STD-810, SAE, AEC-Q100/200)

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity (options and/or restricted stock units)
• Comprehensive 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.