Hardware Reliability Engineer – HALT/HASS & Sensor Modules

Lyte AI Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible vacation and time-off policy

Collaborative, fast-paced environment

Cutting-edge technologies with cross‑?

Job summary

Lyte AI Inc. is seeking a Hardware Reliability Test Engineer to own environmental and durability qualification for LyteVision modules and the LyteCore SoC family.

You’ll run HALT/HASS tests, build plans for vibration, thermal cycling, humidity, dust, EMI/EMC, and lead root-cause analyses with hardware and silicon teams. You’ll model accelerated life tests and translate chamber results into MTBF/MTTF forecasts while maintaining rigorous test documentation for regulatory and customer reviews.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in hardware reliability engineering, environmental test engineering, or product qualification.
• Hands-on experience with HALT/HASS chambers, vibration tables, and thermal chambers.
• Working knowledge of reliability statistics: MTBF/MTTF, Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson.
• Experience with failure analysis techniques or close partnership with FA labs.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, IEC 60068-2, IPC/JEDEC, ISO 16750, or automotive/industrial equivalents.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Strong instincts for root-causing ambiguous failures and communicating findings clearly to cross-functional hardware and silicon teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and analyze HALT and HASS programs for LyteVision modules and subassemblies.
• Build and run test plans for vibration, mechanical shock, thermal cycling, thermal shock, humidity/condensation, dust/ingress, and EMI/EMC.
• Characterize optical and sensor performance drift under environmental stress.
• Define accelerated life test models and translate chamber results into field-life reliability predictions (MTBF/MTTF, Weibull).
• Lead failure analysis on units that fail in test or in the field and coordinate with silicon, optics, and mechanical teams to drive root cause and corrective action.
• Own reliability test fixtures and chamber infrastructure; work with contract labs when internal capacity is constrained.
• Contribute reliability requirements and DFR input early into new module and PCB designs, alongside hardware and silicon teams.
• Maintain test documentation, qualification reports, and traceability suitable for customer and regulatory review.
• Support functional safety and durability claims for robotics, automotive-adjacent, and industrial deployment environments.

Skills

HALT/HASS testing

Vibration testing

Weibull analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional communication

Reliability fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Materials Science

Tools

HALT/HASS chambers

Vibration table

Thermal chamber

EMI/EMC test setup

Job description

Lyte AI Inc. is seeking a Hardware Reliability Test Engineer to own environmental and durability qualification for LyteVision modules and the LyteCore SoC family.

You’ll run HALT/HASS tests, build plans for vibration, thermal cycling, humidity, dust, EMI/EMC, and lead root-cause analyses with hardware and silicon teams. You’ll model accelerated life tests and translate chamber results into MTBF/MTTF forecasts while maintaining rigorous test documentation for regulatory and customer reviews.