Senior Reliability Engineer - Farm Tech Hardware

Halter; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Halter is changing the way the world farms, and the Reliability Engineer will own product reliability from development through field feedback, designing accelerated tests, building physics-based models, and guiding decisions with strong data.

You’ll collaborate with mechanical, electrical and firmware engineers, mentor juniors, and continuously improve lab capabilities to ensure products last 6–10 years across global markets.

Qualifications

• Several years in reliability, test or hardware engineering for electronic or electromechanical products.
• Hands-on reliability testing experience (accelerated life testing, HALT/HAST, environmental tests).
• Strong understanding of failure modes (solder joint fatigue, corrosion, moisture ingress).
• Statistics and modelling for reliability (life data, acceleration models).
• First-principles mindset linking tests to field life and evidence-based decisions.
• Clear communication of risk and uncertainty with non-technical stakeholders.
• Ownership mindset, bias for action and collaborative teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability plan for a product or major subsystem through development with measurable requirements.
• Lead risk assessments (FMEA/FTA) and review designs for robustness with multi-discipline engineers.
• Design and run accelerated tests grounded in failure physics with clear learning goals.
• Build reliability models linking test time to field life and automate data analysis.
• Correlate field failures with test results and refine tests accordingly.
• Write reliability reports and sign-off recommendations with clear evidence.
• Assess reliability impact of design/production/supplier changes and support qualification.
• Mentor junior engineers and help improve lab capability and test methods.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Hardware testing

Risk assessment

Physics of failure

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical/mechatronics or similar

Job description

Halter is changing the way the world farms, and the Reliability Engineer will own product reliability from development through field feedback, designing accelerated tests, building physics-based models, and guiding decisions with strong data.

You’ll collaborate with mechanical, electrical and firmware engineers, mentor juniors, and continuously improve lab capabilities to ensure products last 6–10 years across global markets.