Validation Engineer: Rugged Outdoor Audio

Turtlebox Audio LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary lunch

Paid time off

Health benefits

401k matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Turtlebox Audio is seeking a Validation Engineer to own the validation program end to end for rugged outdoor speakers. You will develop DVP&Rs and test plans, run EVT through PVT, and decide when a product is ready to ship, coordinating with JDMs and suppliers to align test data with Turtlebox standards.

The role is hands-on and high accountability: write tests, execute them, and lead root-cause resolution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product validation, test engineering, or reliability engineering in consumer hardware.
• Hands-on with environmental and mechanical testing (IP ingress, drop, vibration, thermal cycling).
• Solid electrical and firmware validation experience — PCBA bring-up and system-level testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the validation program, develop DVP&Rs and test plans for all products and major engineering changes.
• Coordinate test activities across EVT, DVT, and PVT build cycles; define acceptance criteria and pass/fail decisions.
• Audit supplier and JDM test execution to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with Turtlebox requirements.

Skills

Product validation

Test engineering

Reliability engineering

Environmental testing

Mechanical testing

Firmware validation

Root cause analysis

Supplier collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

Turtlebox Audio is seeking a Validation Engineer to own the validation program end to end for rugged outdoor speakers. You will develop DVP&Rs and test plans, run EVT through PVT, and decide when a product is ready to ship, coordinating with JDMs and suppliers to align test data with Turtlebox standards.

The role is hands-on and high accountability: write tests, execute them, and lead root-cause resolution.