Senior Hardware Test Engineer

Description

• Performing electrical validation and stress testing, including power cycling, fault injection, communication robustness, and analog/digital signal characterization.
• Defining and executing test plans to validate performance, reliability, and compliance of circuit boards and system-level electronics (e.g. power converters, energy metering, and communication interfaces).
• Building more resilient homes with reliable backup
• Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid
• Analyzing test data, applying statistical methods where appropriate, and presenting clear, actionable findings to design and leadership teams.
• Working hands-on in the lab: setting up instrumentation, soldering/debugging boards, and executing electrical tests.
• Developing automated test setups using Python and Linux command-line tools for data collection, logging, and analysis.
• Supporting regulatory, compliance, and safety testing (FCC, UL, IEC, NEC).
• Collaborating with hardware design engineers to translate design requirements into detailed test specifications.
• Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy
• Driving root-cause analysis of test failures and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Making electrification upgrades possible
• Contributing to the design-for-reliability and validation strategy for SPAN’s future electrical products.

Requirements

• Understanding of power electronics, analog circuits, and digital communication interfaces.
• Prior experience managing junior test technicians and mentoring junior test engineers.
• Experience with scripting languages, particularly Python.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering (or related field).
• Experience working with and testing AC and/or DC power systems.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, and other lab instrumentation for electrical validation.
• Excellent technical writing skills with experience drafting test documentation.
• Effective communicator and team collaborator.
• Experience leading projects with a diverse team under tight timelines.
• Knowledge of national and international safety and regulatory requirements such as UL, National Electric Code (NEC), IEC, and ISO.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Experience working safely with high voltage equipment (up to 600V).
• Experience with analysis of test results including statistical analysis techniques.
• Ability to perform hands-on work including test setup, instrumentation, soldering, and debugging.
• Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) of field failures.
• 5+ years experience developing and executing validation or reliability tests for electronic hardware.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance