Hardware Test Engineer II — Reliability & MTBF (Equity)

Nimble Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health Insurance

401k

Equity

Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Nimble Robotics is seeking a dedicated hardware test design and validation owner for the V6 robot and subsystems. You will run validation across component, subassembly, and system levels, own cycle testers end to end, and generate reliability data to de-risk deployments.

You will lead test design, drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain, maintain test infra, and collaborate with integration engineers to accelerate feature development and deployment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering.
• 2–5 years in hardware or reliability test, validation, or mechatronics.
• Hands-on debug with meters, scopes, and DAQ; read schematics and drawings.
• Experience with Linux CLI, Git, and scripting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own test design and execution for new hardware products across EVT to PVT.
• Lead physical pick/pack testing to optimize pickability and placement.
• Own robot system cycle testers, maintenance, testing, and failure analysis.
• Build and maintain hardware test infrastructure.
• Track test cycles and MTBF/MTTF; drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain.

Skills

Hardware debugging

Lab testing

Linux CLI

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

DAQ systems

Electrical schematics

Job description

Nimble Robotics is seeking a dedicated hardware test design and validation owner for the V6 robot and subsystems. You will run validation across component, subassembly, and system levels, own cycle testers end to end, and generate reliability data to de-risk deployments.

You will lead test design, drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain, maintain test infra, and collaborate with integration engineers to accelerate feature development and deployment.