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Reliability Test Engineer, Hardware (All Levels)

United States, San Jose Employment contract 120000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 03, 2026
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Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is based in San Jose, CA and requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration. We are looking for a Reliability Test Engineer to design and execute test plans for our humanoid robots to ensure that they are meeting our reliability targets. We are looking for someone with a strong hardware test background and is able to design and run automated and scalable test setup on robotic modules and systems.

Job Responsibility

  • Develop reliability test setup for actuators, batteries, structures, wirings, sensors, modules and full system etc. according to robot-specific usage and life requirements
  • Authorize test procedures and train engineers/technicians to execute the test.
  • Manage multiple reliability test workstreams in parallel
  • Report test status and results to cross-functional teams
  • Own the Failure-to-Fix Lifecycle: Lead deep-dive root cause analysis (RCA) on all reliability failures
  • design and execute reproduction tests to isolate root causes, and develop rigorous validation protocols to verify that design iterations have successfully mitigated the failure mode

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in test engineering and reliability tests
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical, mechatronics, robotics, or similar engineering field
  • Strong knowledge of 3D CAD with designing, implementing, and executing test setups for novel components
  • Strong knowledge of GD&T and producing 3D and 2D drawings
  • Strong knowledge of accelerometers, load cells, couplers, strain gauges and relevant set up and data acquisition techniques
  • Strong experience with environmental and mechanical reliability tests, such as high temperature high humidity, thermal shock, thermal cycling, vibration, shock tests
  • Strong cross-functional teamwork skills and experience in bringing a product from prototype to mass production

Nice to have

  • Experience with high volume manufacturing processes
  • Experience working with contract manufacturers
  • CATIA V6 experience
  • Knowledge in developing accelerated life reliability tests
  • Experience with designing and executing test plans for robotics
  • Experience with electric motors, various gearboxes, or actuators
  • Experience with batteries or battery powered systems
  • Experience with consumer electronics and/or automotive testing standards such as JESD22-A104, ISO16750-1, UL2595, IEC 60068 and GMW3172
  • Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies like 8D or 5-Why in a fast-paced R&D environment
  • Experience with Weibull++, JMP, or related statistics analysis software
  • Knowledge of failure analysis tools and techniques

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