Core Engineering - Test Engineer IV

Apex Systems; Redmond, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA health savings account

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex, a world-class IT services company, seeks a senior Reliability Engineer to own the reliability strategy for research hardware programs in Redmond, onsite. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand new designs and mitigate risks, driving failures to closure with clear root-cause actions.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, data analysis, and collaboration with external partners, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Materials Science or related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on reliability, test, or product validation engineering experience in consumer electronics; strong failure analysis and root-cause methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define reliability strategies and test plans for research hardware programs across build phases.
• Plan, schedule, and execute reliability testing at component and full-system levels.
• Define sample sizes, pass/fail criteria, and acceptance limits per program requirements and industry standards.
• Design, develop, and validate new reliability test setups including mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
• Triage and drive reliability failures to closure with design partners; articulate root cause and corrective actions.
• Interface with external manufacturing and supply partners on reliability issues and joint test activity.
• Analyze reliability and test data using statistical methods to draw clear conclusions from prototype data.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Engineering

Tools

JMP

Python

MATLAB

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Core Engineering - Test Engineer IVLocation: Redmond, Washington (Onsite)COMPENSATION: $65 - $75 HOURLY

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Reliability Engineer to own and execute the reliability strategy for research hardware programs. You will collaborate with a large breadth of cross-functional disciplines to understand emerging designs, processes, and technologies, identifying and mitigating risks associated with these various technologies and architectures. The ideal candidate has a strong background in reliability engineering, aptitude for managing through ambiguity, high attention to detail, a thirst for knowledge, and an inherent interest in all aspects of engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers and research scientists to define the comprehensive reliability strategies and test plans for research hardware programs, including sequential test campaigns across build phases.
• Plan, schedule, and execute reliability testing at both component and full-system level.
• Define sample sizes, test conditions, pass/fail criteria, and acceptance limits, and ensure test methods align with program requirements and applicable industry standards.
• Design, develop, and validate new reliability test setups including mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
• Triage, document, and drive reliability failures to closure with design partners, clearly articulating root cause, risk, and recommended corrective action.
• Interface with external manufacturing and supply partners on reliability issues, corrective actions, and joint test activity.
• Analyze reliability and test data using statistical methods to produce clear conclusions from limited prototype sample sizes.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science, or other related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 7+ years of hands‑on reliability, test, or product validation engineering experience in consumer electronics. Practical experience with failure analysis and root‑cause methodologies, and with driving defects to closure across engineering disciplines.

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience with JMP, Python, Matlab, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of industry test standards including ASTM, MIL, JEDEC, and IEC.
• Knowledge of failure analysis techniques including optical microscopy, X-Ray, CT scan, SEM, EDX, and FTIR.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with 3D CAD design modeling (NX, Solidworks).
• Knowledge of mechanical fabrication processes and experience with assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated experience specifying and integrating instrumentation and motion control systems (motors, drivers, encoders, pressure transducers, accelerometers, flow sensors).

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
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