Rugged Outdoor Audio Validation Engineer

turtlebox; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary lunch

Paid time off & holidays

Health benefits & 401k

Employee discounts

Job summary

Turtlebox Audio is seeking a Validation Engineer to own the validation program end to end. You’ll develop DVP&Rs and test plans, run validation across EVT through PVT, and decide when a product is ready to ship, while coordinating with suppliers to verify data matches bench results.

This hands-on, high‑accountability role requires 4+ years in consumer hardware validation, strong root‑cause analysis skills, and the ability to travel 10–20% for supplier audits and support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of product validation, test engineering, or reliability engineering experience in consumer hardware.
• Experience developing and executing DVP&Rs and validation test plans from scratch.
• Hands-on with environmental and mechanical testing: IP ingress, drop, vibration, thermal cycling.
• Solid electrical and firmware validation experience — PCBA bring-up, system-level testing, lab equipment fluency.
• Proven ability to lead root cause analysis: 5-Why, fault tree, Ishikawa.
• Experience working directly with suppliers, OEMs, or JDM partners — comfortable reviewing their data and holding them accountable.
• Direct communicator — you say when something failed and why, and you push back when external data doesn't hold up.
• Operates independently in a fast-moving, low-structure environment — figures things out without waiting for direction.

Responsibilities

• Build and Own the Validation Program for Turtlebox products and major engineering changes.
• Own the validation schedule and coordinate test activities across EVT, DVT, and PVT builds.
• Define acceptance criteria and pass/fail recommendations based on test results.
• Maintain validation documentation — test protocols, results, failure reports, and corrective action records.
• Execute test plans hands-on and lead root cause analysis to drive corrective actions to closure.
• Review supplier/JDM test plans and reports to ensure alignment with Turtlebox requirements.
• Audit supplier and JDM test execution and correlate internal/external data for gaps.
• Travel domestically and internationally (~10–20%) for audits and support.
• Support regulatory testing coordination for FCC, CE, UL certifications.

Skills

Validation engineering

Environmental testing

Firmware validation

Root cause analysis

Supplier coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Environmental chambers

IP ingress setups

Audio analyzers

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Turtlebox Audio is seeking a Validation Engineer to own the validation program end to end. You’ll develop DVP&Rs and test plans, run validation across EVT through PVT, and decide when a product is ready to ship, while coordinating with suppliers to verify data matches bench results.

This hands-on, high‑accountability role requires 4+ years in consumer hardware validation, strong root‑cause analysis skills, and the ability to travel 10–20% for supplier audits and support.