Senior Hardware Test Engineer – Automation & Reliability

Workshop Venture Partners; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid family and medical leave

Unlimited PTO

Collaborative environment

Ownership and responsibility

Job summary

Drover is building a rugged IoT ear-tag system for cattle, focused on years of field reliability. As the device QA / Test Engineer, you will design test plans, fixtures, and environmental tests, then report results to enable scalable production.

You will own test strategy from component to full-unit testing, build bespoke rigs, and collaborate with hardware/firmware teams and manufacturers to catch failure modes early on the path to commercial volume. Travel to ranches may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware/device test engineering, QA, or reliability validation for physical products.
• Experience building test automation, fixtures, or DAQ/instrumentation systems from scratch.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills to extract actionable recommendations.
• Willing to work in-person in Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Own the test strategy from component-level verification through full-unit environmental and reliability testing.
• Design and manage environmental/reliability tests (thermal cycling, IP ingress, UV/solar exposure, tumble, impact).
• Build bespoke test rigs and data acquisition setups to automate testing across units.
• Write test plans traceable to requirements and provide clear pass/fail evidence to leadership.
• Collaborate with hardware/firmware and contract manufacturers to catch failures early.
• Maintain calibration records, test versioning, and traceability across procedures.
• Analyze test data and translate into design/manufacturing recommendations.
• Help scale quality processes and test infrastructure for production volume.
• Assist early customer support and be willing to travel to ranches for debugging.

Skills

Hardware testing

Test automation

Data analysis

In-person Austin

Tools

DAQ/instrumentation

Job description

Drover is building a rugged IoT ear-tag system for cattle, focused on years of field reliability. As the device QA / Test Engineer, you will design test plans, fixtures, and environmental tests, then report results to enable scalable production.

You will own test strategy from component to full-unit testing, build bespoke rigs, and collaborate with hardware/firmware teams and manufacturers to catch failure modes early on the path to commercial volume. Travel to ranches may be required.