Electro-Mechanical Validation Engineer (Onsite, 6 Months)

WorkGenius Group; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkGenius Group is seeking a Validation Engineer in Foster City, CA to lead test plans, fixture design, and environmental testing for early-stage electro-mechanical prototypes. You will work closely with design engineering to ensure performance and safety standards are met.

The role involves hands-on lab work, data analysis, and root-cause investigation with DoE and FMEA experience, in a fast-paced hardware development environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 3+ years hardware testing experience.
• Experience testing robotics, automotive systems, medical devices, or similar complex hardware.
• Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, load cells); 3D CAD for fixtures (CATIA).
• Experience with test automation and data analysis using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, C++, or similar; strong DoE knowledge.
• Strong FMEA skills (DFMEA/PFMEA); familiarity with rapid prototyping and IATF 16949 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and execute test plans, validation protocols, and SOPs for early-stage electro-mechanical prototypes.
• Design and build custom mechanical test fixtures and electrical harnesses; coordinate parts and resources for test readiness.
• Conduct structural, functional, reliability, and environmental testing using DAQ systems and sensors.
• Analyze test data, perform teardown and root-cause analysis of mechanical/electrical issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, purchasing, logistics, quality, and program teams to validate prototypes to UL/CE/ISO/MIL-STD standards.

Skills

Hardware Validation

Electro-Mechanical Testing

Test Automation

Data Acquisition (DAQ)

Reliability Testing

Root Cause Analysis

Test Fixture Design

Design of Experiments (DoE)

FMEA

Education

Mechatronics / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering (Bachelor’s or Master’s)

Tools

CATIA

Job description

WorkGenius Group is seeking a Validation Engineer in Foster City, CA to lead test plans, fixture design, and environmental testing for early-stage electro-mechanical prototypes. You will work closely with design engineering to ensure performance and safety standards are met.

The role involves hands-on lab work, data analysis, and root-cause investigation with DoE and FMEA experience, in a fast-paced hardware development environment.