Reliability Test Engineer — Photonic Quantum Hardware

Quantum Computing Inc.; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Computing Inc. in Hoboken, NJ, seeks a Reliability Test Engineer to define and execute validation strategies for next‑generation photonic and quantum systems.

You will ensure products are robust, production‑ready, and meet environmental, mechanical, and operational stress requirements. You will work at the interface of design, manufacturing, and quality, building test plans, automating setups, analyzing data, and establishing MTBF and degradation trends to guide design-for-reliability

Qualifications

• 3+ years in reliability testing or hardware qualification.
• Experience with environmental testing: thermal cycling, vibration, humidity, shock.
• Strong root cause analysis and failure-mode identification.
• Experience with photonic/optical or semiconductor systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end reliability validation for photonic and quantum hardware.
• Develop qualification plans aligned with product maturity (EVT/DVT/PVT to production).
• Build reliability test plans tied to product architecture and use cases.
• Design test strategies for environmental, mechanical, and operational stress conditions.
• Build and automate reliability test setups (thermal, vibration, humidity, shock, long-duration testing).
• Create Environmental and lifecycle test procedures (HALT, HASS, burn-in, accelerated aging).
• Define acceptance criteria and pass/fail thresholds for system performance under stress.
• Identify failure modes, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Partner with design engineering to improve reliability through design-for-reliability (DfR) principles.
• Create Data pipelines for capturing, analyzing, and trending reliability data.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure testability and production scalability.
• Establish reliability metrics (MTBF, failure rates, degradation trends) and track over lifecycle.
• Generate clear, data-driven reports to support design reviews (PDR, CDR, PRR) and leadership decisions.
• Create Qualification documentation aligned with ISO 9001 and production readiness standards.

Skills

Reliability testing

Root cause analysis

Hardware qualification

Environmental testing

Programming (C/C++, Python)

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Octave

Python

C/C++

Job description

Quantum Computing Inc. in Hoboken, NJ, seeks a Reliability Test Engineer to define and execute validation strategies for next‑generation photonic and quantum systems.

You will ensure products are robust, production‑ready, and meet environmental, mechanical, and operational stress requirements. You will work at the interface of design, manufacturing, and quality, building test plans, automating setups, analyzing data, and establishing MTBF and degradation trends to guide design-for-reliability