Robotics Hardware Test & Reliability Engineer – Onsite

Medium; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Field AI in Irvine is seeking a Test & Reliability Engineer to build testing infrastructure across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and sensor systems for field-ready robotics.

You will develop validation tests, work with design teams to ensure systems meet requirements, and support certifications and fleet calibration in global deployments. This onsite role emphasizes reliability and scalable quality control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master/PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics or related field.
• 4+ years hands-on hardware testing, quality, or reliability engineering.
• Experience in mechanical and electrical test domains incl. ISO 26262, SIL, ISO 9001, MIL-STD-810.
• Familiarity with IQC, OQC, and AQL processes in ISO-aligned environments.
• Comfort working across wheeled, quadruped, and humanoid robotic embodiments.

Responsibilities

• Build test and validation infrastructure across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and sensor systems.
• Develop tests validating systems before deployment and ensure field readiness.
• Collaborate with technicians on test floors, calibration, and retrofits across deployed hardware.

Skills

Hardware testing

Quality engineering

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional robotics

Sensor systems

QA processes

Education

Engineering (Mech/Elect/Robotics)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power monitors

EMI/FCC analyzers

Test labs & certifications

Job description

Field AI in Irvine is seeking a Test & Reliability Engineer to build testing infrastructure across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and sensor systems for field-ready robotics.

You will develop validation tests, work with design teams to ensure systems meet requirements, and support certifications and fleet calibration in global deployments. This onsite role emphasizes reliability and scalable quality control.