Design Validation Engineer
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About Redwood Materials
Design Validation Engineer
Essential Duties:
As an early member of a new engineering team you will play a key role in designing and executing tests to support the development of a new product at Redwood Materials. Your responsibilities will span across mechanical electrical and software engineering domains to ensure robust product validation. You will be involved in all phases of the hardware development lifecycle from early design validation and long-term reliability testing to final process validation. This role requires a hands-on proactive attitude paired with a methodical and analytical approach to problem-solving.
Responsibilities Will Include:
- Define and own the reliability strategy for hardware products with complex PCBAs and electromechanical assemblies.
- Plan and execute reliability tests such as HALT thermal cycling vibration drop humidity ingress protection (IP) testing and power cycling.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design-for-reliability (DfR) requirements and drive root cause analysis for test failures
- Track reliability KPIs and deliver reliability insights to guide design improvements and product decisions.
- Develop accelerated life test models and support FMEA and DFMEA processes.
- Analyze reliability data using Weibull log-normal and other statistical models to predict field performance
- Work closely with engineering teams to establish reliability gates through program stages (A/B/C/D).
- Support failure analysis (FA) efforts using tools like X-ray cross-sectioning and SEM/EDX to identify failure mechanisms in PCBAs
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts across reliability processes lab capabilities and test methodologies.
- Author reports / document findings
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelors or masters degree in electrical engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Science or a related field.
- >5 years of experience in hardware reliability engineering preferably in industries like energy EV consumer electronics or aerospace
- Deep knowledge of electronic and mechanical failure mechanisms (e.g. solder fatigue corrosion delamination sealing failures thermal expansion mismatch material fatigue etc.)
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (e.g. Minitab JMP or Python).
- Experience with reliability lab equipment and test setup design.
- Knowledge of reliability warranty analysis and reliability prediction methods
- Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy SEM CSAM X-ray cross-sectioning and EDX
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to perform the essential job functions consistent safely and successfully with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular punctual attendance consistent with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards
Working Conditions:
- Environment such as office or outdoors.
- Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise dust chemicals and temperature extremes while protected by PPE for extended periods of time.
- Essential physical requirements such as climbing standing stooping or typing.
- Occasional work weekends nights or be on-call as a regular part of the job.
- Occasional travel requirements.
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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