Atoms
Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer
$182K–$231K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automotive Engineering, or a related field; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in place of the degree.
About the job
Own vehicle-level reliability testing and resolution of hardware issues for Atoms’ on-road robotics program, from fleet testing through root cause and verified corrective action.
What you'll do
- Run a dedicated test fleet, planning duty cycles, routes, exposure targets, and vehicle and driver schedules.
- Plan and execute durability and environmental tests; investigate failures and drive corrective actions through verification.
- Track and report fleet exposure, failures, and open issues, and recommend design changes based on evidence.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in vehicle test, validation, durability, field quality, or reliability engineering on prototype, pre-production, or production vehicles in automotive, EV, autonomous vehicle, or commercial vehicle programs.
- Experience running a test or durability fleet and owning failures through reproduction, root cause, corrective action, and verification.
- Hands-on returned-hardware failure analysis; working knowledge of 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, and FMEA; vehicle diagnostics including CAN and DTC interpretation.
- Ability to work onsite five days a week in San Francisco, travel to test sites and labs, and hold a valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
Pay
$182,000 - 231,000 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, FMEA, CAN, DTC
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