Reliability Test Engineer: Environmental Lab Lead

Shieldai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Reliability Test Engineer to lead environmental testing of electronic flight hardware across VBAT and XBAT platforms. You’ll design test plans, set up fixtures, instrument hardware, and run multiple campaigns ensuring data quality and pass/fail criteria.

You will analyze results, generate clear reports, and influence product reliability across lifecycles while collaborating with design and reliability teams in a hands‑on, high‑tech environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with environmental testing (temperature cycling, vibration, HALT, HASS).
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Reliability Engineering.
• Proficiency in CAD modelling (ANSYS SpaceClaim, NX, SolidWorks).
• Data acquisition equipment and instrumentation knowledge (thermocouples, accelerometers, humidity sensors, strain gauges).
• Familiarity with electronics, PCBs, PCBAs, and failure mechanisms.
• Strong teamwork and clear communication; cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• 5+ years in reliability testing; project leadership and lab management experience preferred.
• Proficiency in FEA (ANSYS Mechanical, Simcenter, Abaqus) and Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy).

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve an environmental test lab for electronics, with HALT/HASS and data acquisition gear.
• Develop lab procedures for equipment use, setup, teardown, data capture, and reporting.
• Perform reliability tests including thermal cycling, humidity, vibration, and shock.
• Create test plans, automate data capture, document results for stakeholders.
• Manage lab procurement, maintenance of instruments, fixtures, and safety standards.
• Coordinate with external labs for additional environmental testing when needed.
• Educate teams on best‑practice testing and design‑for‑test principles.
• Stay current with industry standards (IPC, JEDEC, MIL, ASTM).

Skills

Environmental testing

HALT/HASS

Vibration testing

Temperature cycling

Test planning

Data acquisition

Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy)

Weibull statistics

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Reliability Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Reliability Engineering

Tools

ANSYS SpaceClaim

NX

SolidWorks

ASME/PCB hardware testing tools

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Reliability Test Engineer to lead environmental testing of electronic flight hardware across VBAT and XBAT platforms. You’ll design test plans, set up fixtures, instrument hardware, and run multiple campaigns ensuring data quality and pass/fail criteria.

You will analyze results, generate clear reports, and influence product reliability across lifecycles while collaborating with design and reliability teams in a hands‑on, high‑tech environment.