Hardware Reliability Manager: Field & Lab Validation Lead

Hub; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nofence, a Norwegian agri-tech scale-up, seeks a Hardware Reliability Manager for our Hardware Reliability Team. You will lead both validation and field failure analysis, ensuring real-world conditions are replicated in the lab and guiding global test farms.

You will shape overall validation strategy, steer cross-functional hardware and software projects, deliver clear quality reporting, own end-to-end validation plans, and coordinate with engineering and manufacturing while conducting Nordic

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering or another relevant degree.
• Experience with leading engineering activities within hardware and software.
• Experience with leading cross-functional teams at a technical level.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Proven project management skills.
• Knowledge of international testing standards.

Responsibilities

• Shape the overall validation and quality strategy to match business goals and risk tolerance.
• Lead the Hardware Reliability Team across new and existing products - setting priorities, allocating resources across projects, clearing roadblocks, and keeping the team on track.
• Deliver clear, structured reporting on test progress, pass/fail metrics, and overall quality status.
• Own end-to-end mechanical, electronics, and embedded validation plans from early product development through mass production and failure analysis.
• Serve as a service point for internal stakeholders on validation and product quality.
• Plan, conduct, and execute field testing under real-world operating conditions to validate product performance and catch issue trends early.
• Monitor collar performance in the field after we release the product.
• Coordinate validation activities delivered to the engineering and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical leadership

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor or Master in engineering

Job description

Nofence, a Norwegian agri-tech scale-up, seeks a Hardware Reliability Manager for our Hardware Reliability Team. You will lead both validation and field failure analysis, ensuring real-world conditions are replicated in the lab and guiding global test farms.

You will shape overall validation strategy, steer cross-functional hardware and software projects, deliver clear quality reporting, own end-to-end validation plans, and coordinate with engineering and manufacturing while conducting Nordic