Senior Reliability Engineer

The role

The Senior Reliability Engineer will lead efforts to ensure the long-term performance, durability, and robustness of critical hardware systems. This role focuses on driving reliability strategy, testing, and validation across electromechanical components and sensors.

What you will do

• Lead reliability engineering efforts across hardware programs
• Apply Design for Reliability (DfR) principles throughout the product lifecycle
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies
• Translate FMEA and reliability risk analyses into targeted test plans
• Plan and run Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Design and optimize test fixtures and setups
• Drive and support failure analysis investigations
• Leverage data analytics tools to automate testing workflows and perform reliability modeling
• Champion continuous improvement in reliability processes and tools

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of hands-on reliability engineering experience
• Proven track record in testing and validating hardware components for long-term field performance
• Strong understanding of physics of failure and reliability engineering principles
• Experience with environmental and mechanical stress testing
• Familiarity with reliability analysis tools and techniques: FMEA, Weibull analysis, SPC, HALT/HASS, and accelerated life testing
• Proficiency in scripting or automation using tools such as Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW
• Experience working with reliability test equipment such as environmental chambers, vibration tables, thermocouples, strain gauges, and data acquisition systems
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Experience in electromechanical systems or sensors

Benefits

• Equity participation
• Periodic equity refreshments based on performance
• A Pod
• Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents
• Supplemental life insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Commuter benefits
• Paid parental leave

About the company

Eight Sleep is a sleep fitness company building advanced hardware, software, and AI technology. They operate as a high-performance team focused on transforming sleep into a personalized, data-driven recovery experience.