Systems Test / Validation Engineer

Mainz Brady Group; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainz Brady Group is seeking a hardware validation specialist to join a unique startup environment in Portland, OR. You will test integrated electronic and electromechanical products across semiconductors, robotics, aerospace, and industrial automation.

The role blends structured test design with exploratory testing—rotating cameras, disconnecting power, adjusting lighting, and simulating misuses to uncover failures.

Qualifications

• Experience testing integrated electronic or electromechanical products.
• Work in semiconductors, robotics, aerospace or industrial manufacturing.
• Ability to create structured tests and perform exploratory testing.

Responsibilities

• Validate system reliability in actual manufacturing environments.
• Rotate a camera, disconnect a battery, change lighting to uncover failures.
• Think like a process engineer with a customer-zero mindset.

Skills

Hardware validation

Electronics testing

Firmware testing

Robotics

Industrial automation

Job description

Work with a unique start-up testing an entire physical product – you may work with electronics, cameras, sensors, firmware, software, networking and industrial equipment.

• Systems and Hardware Validation: Experience testing integrated electronic or electromechanical products within semiconductors, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation or hardware manufacturing environments.
• Can create structured tests but also thinks creatively: rotate a camera, disconnect a battery, change lighting, interrupt connectivity or misuse the equipment to uncover failures.
• Think like a process engineer (customer zero mindset): validate whether the system works reliably in an actual manufacturing environment.