Sr. Reliability Test Engineer

Harbinger Motors Inc.; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbinger Motors Inc., located in Garden Grove, is seeking a Sr. Reliability Test Engineer to validate and test various vehicle systems and components. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in reliability metrics, hands-on testing, and a degree in Engineering or Material Science.

This role involves collaboration with design engineers, executing reliability tests, and improving product reliability. Salary is competitive, ranging from $120,000 to $140,000 annually, along with a commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in reliability.
• Experience with PCBAs, battery, or thermal systems testing.
• Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products meet desired life targets through collaboration.
• Perform reliability calculations and develop test plans.
• Lead execution of reliability tests and analysis of failures.
• Document results and present to stakeholders.
• Train personnel on complex test systems.

Skills

Reliability calculations

Hands-on reliability testing

Data analysis with Python or Matlab

Documentation and technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering or Material Science

Tools

Data analysis applications (Python, Matlab)

Job description

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best‑in‑class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first‑of‑its‑kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium‑duty EVs and hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Sr. Reliability Test Engineer

The Test Engineering team at Harbinger Motors is involved in the validation and reliability testing at the vehicle, sub‑system, and component levels. The team is looking for someone who has 5+ years of experience with reliability metrics and calculations as well as hands‑on reliability testing. This key team member will have ownership of developing reliability test profiles for various vehicle systems and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the product design engineers to ensure that products can meet desired life targets
• Perform reliability calculations and develop detailed test‑plans for accelerated lifecycle tests
• Lead the execution of reliability tests
• Lead root cause analysis of test failures and/or field failures
• Support cross‑functional DFMEA sessions
• Travel to offsite test locations as needed (<30%)
• Work with cross‑functional teams to develop in‑house test infrastructure required to test and validate various systems and components
• Train personnel on the required processes and operations of complex test systems
• Ensure that all tests are conducted in compliance with all safety protocols
• Document the results in a report and present it to stakeholders
• Participate in discussions with suppliers, supplier quality team, and design team to improve product reliability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in either Engineering or Material Science with 5+ years of industry experience in reliability
• Experience with performing reliability calculations and developing test profiles
• Experience with hands‑on testing of either PCBAs, battery, or thermal systems
• Experience with coding languages and applications for data analysis, such as Python or Matlab
• Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with EV powertrain architecture and associated HV devices, such as DCDC converters, on‑board chargers, junction boxes, inverters, battery, thermal systems, etc.
• Experience with data analytics and visualization relevant to product reliability
• Experience with HV testing

$120,000 - $140,000 USD

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.