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Senior Sensor Reliability Engineer
| Company | Eight Sleep |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $150000 – $180000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in reliability or quality engineering, with a focus on sensor systems.
- Hands-on experience developing and validating sensor systems, particularly optomechanical products.
- Strong knowledge of the physics of failure for electronic and optoelectronic components as applied to sensors.
- Experience designing sensor test setups for environmental, mechanical, and operational stress conditions (e.g., shock, vibration, thermal testing).
- Familiarity with reliability techniques such as FMEA, Weibull Analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Monte Carlo simulations.
- Proficiency in automating sensor testing processes and defining test conditions, acceleration factors, and pass/fail criteria.
- Understanding of hardware and firmware interactions critical to sensor performance and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Own the sensor reliability function, ensuring sensor systems meet stringent performance and durability requirements through advanced reliability testing.
- Apply Design for Reliability (DfR) best practices to proactively identify and mitigate potential failure risks in sensor designs.
- Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies to uncover failure modes, predict field failure rates, and validate off-the-shelf components in sensor systems.
- Translate FMEA-identified risks into sensor-specific test procedures with well-defined objectives and pass/fail criteria.
- Plan and execute Design of Experiment (DOE) campaigns to understand and mitigate failure mechanisms in sensors.
- Design and refine test setups to evaluate sensor reliability under environmental, mechanical, and operational stress conditions, including shock, vibration, and thermal cycling tests.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate reliability findings into the sensor design and manufacturing process, ensuring robust sensor performance in the field.
- Drive failure analysis investigations to resolve issues found during testing and field deployment.
- Automate sensor testing processes and analyze performance data using tools like Python, JMP, or MATLAB to extract actionable insights.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
