Hark
Hardware Test Engineer
San Jose · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$120k-$300kDetected 83 days ago
PythonRailsData AnalysisAgentic AIPCB DesignElectrical EngineeringLabVIEWLoad TestingTest Automation
About the role
- From functional test on the bench to burn-in and stress testing at the factory, you will be the last line of defense before our devices reach users.
Responsibilities
- Test Strategy: Define and own the end-to-end test plan across EVT, DVT, PVT, and production milestones.
- Fixture Design: Design and develop custom test fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo pin, cable harness) for PCBA and system-level testing.
- Board Bring-Up: Lead electrical bring-up of new PCBAs, debugging power rails, clocks, interfaces, and peripheral functionality.
- Production Support: Work with contract manufacturers to deploy and maintain test stations on the factory floor, ensuring yield and throughput targets.
- Failure Analysis: Perform root cause analysis on field returns and test failures using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and X-ray inspection.
- Define and own the end-to-end test plan across EVT, DVT, PVT, and production milestones.
- Design and develop custom test fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo pin, cable harness) for PCBA and system-level testing.
- Work with contract manufacturers to deploy and maintain test stations on the factory floor, ensuring yield and throughput targets.
- You will own test strategy from board bring-up through mass production, designing fixtures, writing automation scripts, and defining the criteria that decide whether a product ships.
- Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence.
Requirements
- Lab Instrumentation: Expert-level proficiency with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
- PCB Debugging: Demonstrated ability to bring up and debug complex multi-rail, mixed-signal PCBAs.
- Manufacturing: Experience deploying test systems at contract manufacturers and supporting production ramp.
- Expert-level proficiency with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
- Demonstrated ability to bring up and debug complex multi-rail, mixed-signal PCBAs.
Nice to have
- Experience with boundary scan (JTAG), in-circuit test (ICT), and flying probe test methodologies.
- Background in RF test for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or cellular radios.
- Familiarity with LabVIEW, TestStand, or similar test executive frameworks.
- Experience testing products with cameras, displays, microphones, or other sensor arrays.
- The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.
Skills
- Strong Python scripting skills for instrument control (SCPI/VISA), data analysis, and test reporting.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $300,000 annually.
- The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role.
- This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.
Benefits
- One that is proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting with the world through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory.
Company info
- We are looking for a Hardware Test Engineer to build the test infrastructure that ensures our AI-powered devices meet quality, reliability, and performance standards at every stage of development.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Test Automation: Strong Python scripting skills for instrument control (SCPI/VISA), data analysis, and test reporting.
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