Senior Hardware Test Architect — Manufacturing

Whoop, Inc.; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

WHOOP, based in Boston, seeks a Staff Hardware Test Engineer (Manufacturing) to lead test strategy for high-volume consumer devices. You will own test readiness, develop automated test equipment, and drive improvements in yield, cycle time, and quality across manufacturing lines.

You will collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Reliability teams, mentor engineers, and influence program decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development, validation, and deployment of automated test equipment (ATE), electrical test fixtures, and control systems for engineering validation, NPI, and mass production.
• Develop and establish scalable automated test methodologies and applications using Python to validate electrical, functional, RF, and sensor performance on manufacturing lines.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Quality engineering teams to make tradeoffs around test coverage, product quality, cycle time, yield, cost, and schedule.
• Lead complex and ambiguous manufacturing test investigations, structuring problems, identifying technical and operational risks, and driving cross-functional teams to root cause and resolution.
• Own manufacturing test readiness and outcomes through factory bring-up and production ramp with manufacturing partners, including fixture qualification, calibration, correlation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Analyze manufacturing and test data to identify systemic opportunities and deliver measurable improvements in yield, process capability, test coverage, quality, cycle time, and cost.
• Establish manufacturing test best practices, methodologies, and standards that improve execution quality and scalability across programs.
• Identify technical and execution risks proactively and drive mitigation strategies with engineering teams and manufacturing partners.
• Contribute to product and manufacturing roadmaps by identifying test technology, infrastructure, and capability investments required for future products.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on test architecture, debugging, automation, and manufacturing test methodologies.

Skills

Test strategy

Python

C/C++

Automated tests

Test fixtures

Manufacturing test

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

Electrical test fixtures

Instrumentation

Job description

WHOOP, based in Boston, seeks a Staff Hardware Test Engineer (Manufacturing) to lead test strategy for high-volume consumer devices. You will own test readiness, develop automated test equipment, and drive improvements in yield, cycle time, and quality across manufacturing lines.

You will collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Reliability teams, mentor engineers, and influence program decisions.