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Senior Test & Reliability Engineer

The Boring Company

Job Location:

Bastrop, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 26 August 2026 (5 days ago)

Application Deadline: 23 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

The Prufrock team creates the worlds fastest tunnel boring machines. These machines will be responsible for creating thousands of miles of tunnel and making tunnels a viable method of transportation.

A Senior Test Engineer at The Boring Company plays a pivotal role in the development and evaluation of tunneling boring machines. They are responsible for designing and operating test stands designing experiments conducting extensive testing ensuring safety and reliability analyzing data collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to the ongoing improvement of TBM technology. Their work is critical to ensuring that TBMs meet the highest standards of performance and safety for the challenging task of tunnel excavation.

Responsibilities:

Responsible engineer for many simultaneous testing projects.
Responsible engineer for the upgrade and maintenance of several test stands.
Design and conduct experiments that serve to optimize the tunneling process (increase speed reduce cost).
Design and conduct experiments that validate machine reliability.
Train and direct technicians in the use maintenance and upgrading of test stands.
Develop data-based models for key tunneling parameters.
Communicate with all stakeholders in the test process and clearly convey results and consequences.
Ensure all systems are compliant with appropriate regulations such as MSHA OSHA NEC NFPA Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Location.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor or graduate degree in physics chemistry math and/or engineering.
Experience conducting research - hypothesize design experiments collect data verify/reject hypotheses.
Hands-on hardware experience fabricating and assembling complex systems - can be in a professional academic or recreational setting.
1 year of experience analyzing data using Python.
5 years of experience on cross-functional technical projects (mechanical electrical software).
Experience in creating original technical deliverables (papers presentations posters etc.).
Strong math and physics skills (multivariable calculus linear algebra classical mechanics)
Acute attention to detail.

Preferred Qulifications:

Design experience using CAD software FEA software PCB design software and/or software development.
Knowledgeable in kinematics thermodynamics mechatronics mechanism design fluid power system concepts and design dynamics material selection testing methods and common machining and fabrication processes.
Basic knowledge of tunnel boring processes and related systems (excavation ground conditioning grout tunnel lining muck removal etc.)

Culture

Were a team of dedicated smart and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical dental and vision coverage a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid vacation and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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