Senior Mechanical Test & Validation Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior–Staff Mechanical Test Engineer to lead hardware validation from development through field deployment. You will design test fixtures, build automated rigs, conduct reliability tests, and perform data analysis to support design decisions.

The role requires strong fundamentals in mechanics, FEA proficiency, CAD skills, and hands-on experience with instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Must own mechanical/electromechanical hardware validation from development through production and field deployment.
• Experience designing/building mechanical test fixtures, rigs, and automated test systems.
• Strong fundamentals in statics/dynamics, kinematics, fatigue, wear, materials, and tolerance analysis.
• Proficiency with FEA and CAD/drawings.
• Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition, sensor selection, calibration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience validating electromechanical systems (actuators, sensors, electronics, bearings, seals, harnesses).
• Knowledge of experimental design, statistics, life testing, measurement uncertainty, and reliability testing.
• Ability to develop test automation and data analysis tools using Python or similar.
• Experience root cause failure analysis and corrective action.
• Experience environmental, durability, structural load, lifecycle, and reliability testing.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, suppliers, and technicians.
• Strong written and verbal communication for test plans/reports.

Skills

Hardware validation

Test fixtures design

Automated test systems

Statics & dynamics

Kinematics

Fatigue & wear analysis

FEA

CAD & drawings

Instrumentation & data acquisition

Python data analysis

Root cause analysis

Reliability testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Test methodology

Written/verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Data acquisition hardware

FEA software (e.g., ANSYS)

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior–Staff Mechanical Test Engineer to lead hardware validation from development through field deployment. You will design test fixtures, build automated rigs, conduct reliability tests, and perform data analysis to support design decisions.

The role requires strong fundamentals in mechanics, FEA proficiency, CAD skills, and hands-on experience with instrumentation.