Senior Wearable Hardware Reliability Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ring in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to lead reliability work for wearable devices. You will plan and execute tests, analyze results, and partner with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure durability and field performance.

You will own DFMEA processes, build test-to-field correlations, and drive early risk mitigation across design phases. Excellent English communication and collaboration are essential for global programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware reliability, validation, or test engineering in consumer electronics, wearables, or small electromechanical systems.
• Design and execute reliability tests with defined stress conditions, aging, metrics, and acceptance criteria.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical, environmental, and electrical reliability programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with failure analysis and data-driven decisions.
• Ability to interpret test data and communicate results to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Familiarity with industry reliability standards and methodologies.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, collaborative working style.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Plan, document, and execute reliability testing for wearable hardware under established reliability frameworks.
• Coordinate and review reliability testing with contract manufacturers and external labs.
• Develop and improve reliability test methods for evolving wearable tech.
• Support failure analysis and root cause investigations with design, Quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Build test-to-field correlation and refine plans based on field learnings.
• Perform DFMEA to identify risks early and drive mitigations.
• Create and maintain test plans and reports for traceability.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, test engineering, and manufacturing teams to integrate reliability in product development.
• Analyze test and field data and communicate insights for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Hardware reliability

DFMEA

Failure analysis

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Ring in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to lead reliability work for wearable devices. You will plan and execute tests, analyze results, and partner with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure durability and field performance.

You will own DFMEA processes, build test-to-field correlations, and drive early risk mitigation across design phases. Excellent English communication and collaboration are essential for global programs.