Robotics Reliability Engineer: Motors, Mechanics & Electronics

Matic; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Matic in Menlo Park, CA, seeks a Robotics Reliability Engineer to own reliability across motors, mechanisms, and electronics from design through in-home use. You will set targets, run DFMEA, and design accelerated tests that reflect real-world behavior while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

After launch, you will analyze field data, returns, and telemetry to identify failure modes and drive engineering bandwidth decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in mechanical engineering, materials science, or equivalent.
• Experience defining reliability targets and tests for consumer electronics.
• Strong knowledge of life data analysis and accelerated test models.

Responsibilities

• Understand physics of failure and design accelerated tests representing real field behavior.
• Perform DFMEA and set reliability targets early, specify tests, sample sizes, durations, and accelerations.
• Collaborate with reliability design engineers on test setups for loading scenarios like fatigue and vibration.
• Monitor field failures via tickets, returns, and telemetry; drive improvements through testing or design changes.
• Own and track field/molded failure modes across fleet and prioritize actions.
• Analyze motor/sensor telemetry to identify where features fail at scale.
• Perform root-cause failure analysis from bench tests to field returns.
• Prepare test plans, drive execution, and present results to stakeholders.
• Influence design direction by flagging under-prioritized failure modes.

Skills

Reliability analysis

Data interpretation

Test planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Mechanical engineering or materials science degree

Tools

Weibull++

DOE

DFMEA

FMEA

Job description

Matic in Menlo Park, CA, seeks a Robotics Reliability Engineer to own reliability across motors, mechanisms, and electronics from design through in-home use. You will set targets, run DFMEA, and design accelerated tests that reflect real-world behavior while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

After launch, you will analyze field data, returns, and telemetry to identify failure modes and drive engineering bandwidth decisions.