Agility Robotics
Staff Failure Analysis Engineer
$147K–$191K
Onsite- Salem, OR +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Onsite- Salem, OR
Salem, Oregon, United States - Experience
- 6+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
About the job
Leads investigations of field failures in deployed humanoid robots, identifies root causes, and drives containment and corrective actions across engineering, manufacturing, and service teams.
What you'll do
- Investigate field-returned hardware and system failures using physical analysis, telemetry, and lab testing; report trends and failure metrics.
- Lead 8D and CAPA investigations and coordinate corrective actions with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams.
- Define field containment and inspection procedures, and standardize RMA, depot, and failure-analysis workflows.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of failure analysis, field quality, or reliability engineering experience supporting complex electromechanical systems.
- Demonstrated cross-domain mechatronics troubleshooting and practical mastery of 8D, FTA, FMEA, and Ishikawa diagrams.
- Proficiency with bench diagnostic tools, including DMMs, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, optical microscopy, thermal cameras, and torque test fixtures.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux, ROS, CAN/EtherCAT protocol analyzers, and cloud-based time-series visualization.
- Knowledge of functional safety standards, third-party testing labs, or ASQ/Lean Six Sigma certifications.
Pay
$147,000 — $191,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, ROS, CAN/EtherCAT, Grafana, Datadog, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, SEM/EDX
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