Reliability & Qualification Engineer, Hardware

Stealth Startup; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Workspace setup stipend

Job summary

Stealth Startup in Palo Alto is building a qualification and reliability program for new power-source hardware turning surfaces into energy. You will define standards, oversee in-house and external testing, and ensure lab capability for customer-ready certifications.

We seek engineers with hands-on accelerated life testing, data analysis, and experience coordinating with third-party labs to support global market access. Join a small, ambitious team in a seed-stage startup environment.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in reliability, quality, or test engineering for hardware subject to external qualification.
• Hands-on experience planning and running accelerated life and environmental testing, and interpreting results.
• Experience managing third-party laboratories and certification bodies such as TUV, UL, Intertek, or European notified bodies.
• Statistical competence including sample sizing, confidence intervals, Weibull analysis, and acceleration models.
• Test automation with Python or LabVIEW, instrument control, and structured data collection.
• BS or MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials Science, Physics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and run accelerated life testing and qualification programs.
• Establish traceable measurement capability and IEC 60904-related lab practices.
• Specify, procure, and commission environmental and electrical test equipment.
• Automate measurements with scripted test sequences and data capture.
• Manage external laboratories and certification activities across regions (NA, EU, Asia).
• Generate data to support product specifications and customer programs.
• Write SOPs and work instructions for manufacturing partners to enable process control.
• Perform failure analysis, define remediation plans, and document root causes.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Accelerated life testing

Third-party lab management

Statistical methods

Test automation

Engineering education

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Physics

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Stealth Startup in Palo Alto is building a qualification and reliability program for new power-source hardware turning surfaces into energy. You will define standards, oversee in-house and external testing, and ensure lab capability for customer-ready certifications.

We seek engineers with hands-on accelerated life testing, data analysis, and experience coordinating with third-party labs to support global market access. Join a small, ambitious team in a seed-stage startup environment.