Senior Reliability Test Engineer · Astranis

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:19:39 GMT
Engineering

Astranis · San Francisco · $145,000-$190,000 USD · onsite

As a Senior Reliability Test Engineer, you will be tasked with ensuring our hardware meets the highest level of quality and reliability. This involves developing and implementing reliability test strategies for new products, working closely with hardware and software engineering teams, and designing and executing novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical testing techniques.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing and implementing reliability test strategies for new products to maximize field life and minimize early life failures

Working closely with hardware and software engineering teams to maximize reliability across all disciplines

Designing and executing novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical testing techniques tailored to the product and its functions

Writing test programs to exercise the functionality of the product over various conditions and environments

Automating reliability test initiatives and reporting using proper data visualization techniques and thorough knowledge of the product and its functions

Defining the ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor the manufacturing process health and screen for long-term reliability defects caused by process and component variability

Root cause systemic production issues or failures found in test and drive design or process changes to meet long-term reliability goals

Requirements include:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

5+ years of experience in test, analysis, manufacturing, or hardware development

Thorough understanding and experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC

Programming experience in Python, C, and SQL with an emphasis on data analysis and automation

Demonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule

Thorough understanding of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms

Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role

Bonus requirements include:

Experience with both electronics and mechanical design and analysis, including knowledge of RF principles

Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, medical devices, aerospace, marine, or automotive industries

Demonstrated application of design or process validation and control methods such as DFMEA, PFMEA, design of experiments (DOE), and statistical process control (SPC)

Thorough understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage

Hands-on experience qualifying and maintaining manufacturing processes for electronics and/or mechanical assemblies

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to produce executive-level reports and presentations to efficiently convey information about large data sets