Senior Hardware Test Engineer – Compute Box (Equity & PTO)

Emploive; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

Life Insurance

401(k)

Equity

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Atoms is hiring a Senior Test Engineer to own testing for the compute box from first production units through serial production. You will define the test strategy, build the first test stations and software, and own coverage, yield, and test time as the line scales.

You will design end-of-line test stations, ensure comprehensive interfaces, and capture per-unit data tied to serial numbers to drive improvements and cost efficiencies. This role requires onsite work in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 6+ years in manufacturing test, production test development, or hardware test engineering on electronic assemblies.
• Compute or ECU manufacturing test in automotive, autonomous vehicle, or robotics programs.
• Built a functional or end-of-line test station from scratch and commissioned on a production line.
• Strong Python for test automation and Linux debugging ability.
• Read schematics, probe and debug hardware, and describe failures clearly to design engineers.
• Able to work onsite five days a week in San Francisco, with PPE and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Define the test strategy for the compute box across PCBA, subassembly, box, and vehicle-install levels.
• Design, build, and commission the first functional and end-of-line test stations: fixtures, interface hardware, instrumentation, and software.
• Cover interfaces that matter on a compute assembly: power sequencing, boot and provisioning, storage and memory, high-speed links, vehicle networks, thermal and burn-in, and electrical safety.
• Define per-unit test data capture tied to serial number, with yield, retest rate, and test time reported by station and by failure mode.
• Own first-pass yield: run fallout analysis, drive root cause with electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineering, and separate product failures from test escapes.
• Drive design-for-test into the compute box before boards release: test points, firmware test modes, diagnostic hooks, and connector access.
• Write test work instructions, troubleshooting guides, and a failure-mode library the technician team will use, and train technicians on the stations.
• Release and version test programs against hardware and firmware revisions, and keep test current through engineering change.

Skills

Python for test automation

Linux debugging

Root cause analysis

Electrical system knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Programmable power supplies

Data acquisition hardware

Job description

Atoms is hiring a Senior Test Engineer to own testing for the compute box from first production units through serial production. You will define the test strategy, build the first test stations and software, and own coverage, yield, and test time as the line scales.

You will design end-of-line test stations, ensure comprehensive interfaces, and capture per-unit data tied to serial numbers to drive improvements and cost efficiencies. This role requires onsite work in San Francisco.