Lumotive
Member of Technical Staff, Hardware Reliability Engineer
Redmond, Washington · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$100k-$120kDetected 50 days ago
Data AnalysisPRDsPerformance ManagementRoboticsElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignSensorsCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Lumotive is pioneering the era of programmable optics-where light is controlled as intelligently and flexibly as software.
- This breakthrough lays the foundation for a massive shift in multiple technologies-from 3D sensing and imaging to optical networking, free space optical communication, and beyond.
- Like the shift from analog to digital in electronics, programmable optics will reshape industries from robotics, self-driving cars, AI, defense, and healthcare.
Responsibilities
- Develop, set up, and execute reliability test plans for lidar modules and systems, including environmental stress tests (temperature cycling, thermal shock, humidity), accelerated life testing, and mechanical shock/vibration.
- Perform failure analysis on defective units, engineering test escapes, and customer-returned units using in-house tools
- Author customer-facing failure analysis reports and drive CAPA/8D to verified closure.
- Own reliability risk assessment for lidar modules and systems throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through qualification - leading design and process FMEAs and tracking risk mitigation actions to closure in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Own the reliability and quality sections of product requirements documents
- Represent reliability, quality, and manufacturability in hardware design reviews and product performance reviews
- identify risk early and drive design changes that improve robustness and reduce manufacturing complexity.
- Own manufacturing quality and reliability processes for in-house prototype builds and NPI builds at contract manufacturers.
- Define workmanship acceptance criteria, drive nonconformance resolution, and maintain quality records and trend data across build iterations.
- Perform failure analysis on defective units, engineering test escapes, and customer-returned units using in-house tools; define scope and technically direct external test labs for advanced failure analysis.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in a hardware reliability engineering role for complex electronic or optoelectronic hardware at the module or system level.
- Experience with design and/or process FMEAs, reliability risk assessments, and product reliability and quality specifications.
- Working knowledge of module- and system-level reliability and quality standards, such as JEDEC JESD22, ISO 16750, IEC 60068, or AEC-Q102/Q104.
- Experience with lidar, optical sensing, or photonics hardware development.
- Experience with statistical reliability data analysis, lifetime data analysis, MTBF/FIT estimation, and HALT methodology.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, optical engineering, or related fields. Master's degree preferred.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience planning, setting up, and executing hardware reliability test plans, including environmental stress, accelerated life, and mechanical testing.
- Demonstrated experience writing FA reports and driving CAPA/8D to closure.
- Experience providing DFM, DFA, and DFT feedback during hardware design reviews.
- Experience owning manufacturing quality processes for prototype or NPI hardware builds, including workmanship standards, in-process inspection, and nonconformance management.
- Experience managing quality processes at contract manufacturers or external partners.
- Benefits include but not limited to: Health, dental and vision FSA, HSA PTO plus 14 paid company holidays 401K with 3% contribution Stock Options Life insurance and disability
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, optical engineering, or related fields.
- Master's degree preferred.
Compensation
- $100k-$120k
Benefits
- include but not limited to: Health, dental and vision FSA, HSA PTO plus 14 paid company holidays 401K with 3% contribution Stock Options Life insurance and disability
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