Base Power
Hardware Test Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of hands-on test engineering experience; Electrical Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering work experience.
About the job
Designs and runs hardware validation tests, analyzes failures and test data, and reports findings that guide engineering decisions.
What you'll do
- Drive electrical, mechanical, and reliability validation of hardware.
- Build and automate test setups using fixtures, PCBAs, test equipment, environmental chambers, and DAQ systems.
- Lead root-cause and failure analysis, automate data analysis, and communicate actionable findings.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of hands-on test engineering experience with electromechanical products that run embedded firmware.
- Proficiency with DAQ systems, including sensor selection, signal conditioning, and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute tests that define mechanical, electrical, and reliability performance limits.
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or LabVIEW for instrument control, test sequencing, and data analysis.
Tools
Python, LabVIEW, Data Acquisition (DAQ) systems, PCBAs, environmental chambers
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