Hardware Reliability Engineer

5+ years of experience in hardware reliability, durability testing, or product validation in a professional setting

Hands-on experience designing and executing reliability test programs for electromechanical products -- consumer electronics, medical devices, robotics, or powered consumer products

Strong command of reliability engineering fundamentals: FMEA, HALT/HASS, accelerated life testing, Weibull analysis, failure mode physics

Experience building or operating test fixtures and environmental test equipment (thermal chambers, vibration tables, cyclic rigs)

Solid root cause analysis skills -- comfortable using 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, and failure analysis tools to get to physics-of-failure explanations

Able to deliver results independently in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where the reliability playbook is still being written

Ability to relocate to or already based in the Bay Area

Sense of humour; tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling

Experience with wearable devices, powered exoskeletons, orthotics, or body-worn electromechanical products

Familiarity with medical device reliability frameworks (IEC 62368, ISO 13485, IEC 60601) -- the rigor translates even if we're not FDA-regulated yet

Experience with on-body or biomechanical testing, including human subject data collection

Background in fatigue analysis or materials failure for soft goods, textiles, or flexible structures

Personal motivation to improve human movement and make the world more accessible

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