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# Test Engineer IV

- **Company:** BCforward
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $141,440.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, SolidWorks (CAD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Reliability Engineering, Software Reliability Testing, Software Systems, Test Data, JMP (Statistical Software), Reliability of Systems
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fd7f5050-c2bf-4073-9649-d615a8bce861

## About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in reliability engineering for research and consumer electronics hardware and a proven ability to define and execute end-to-end reliability strategies and drive failures to closure across disciplines., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

 * 7+ years of hands-on reliability, test, or product validation engineering experience in consumer electronics.
 * 5+ years of experience with JMP, Python, Matlab, or equivalent tools.
 * Practical experience with failure analysis and root-cause methodologies and driving defects to closure across engineering disciplines.
 * Knowledge of industry test standards including ASTM, MIL, JEDEC, and IEC.
 * Knowledge of failure analysis techniques including optical microscopy, X-Ray, CT scan, SEM, EDX, and FTIR.
 * On-site availability in Redmond, WA. This role cannot be performed remotely.

Preferred Skills:

 * 5+ years of experience with 3D CAD design modeling (NX, SolidWorks).
 * Knowledge of mechanical fabrication processes and experience with assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems.
 * Experience specifying and integrating instrumentation and motion control systems such as motors, drivers, encoders, pressure transducers, accelerometers, and flow sensors.

## Description

* Partner with engineers and research scientists to define comprehensive reliability strategies and sequential test plans across build phases.
 * Plan, schedule, and execute reliability testing at component and full-system levels.
 * Define sample sizes, test conditions, pass/fail criteria, and acceptance limits aligned to program requirements and industry standards.
 * Design, develop, and validate new reliability test setups including mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
 * Triage, document, and drive reliability failures to closure with ME, EE, and design partners, distinguishing test artifacts from genuine design or process escapes.
 * Interface with external manufacturing and supply partners on reliability issues, corrective actions, and joint testing.
 * Analyze reliability and test data using statistical methods and produce clear conclusions from limited prototype samples.


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