Intel
Reliability Lab Shock and Vibration Testing Engineer
$115K–$220K
US, Arizona, Phoenix · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- BS with 4+ years, or MS with 1+ years, or PhD with 6 months+ of experience in shock and vibration stress testing/methods.
- Education
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or similar STEM-related field.
About the job
Develops and runs shock, vibration, and other mechanical reliability tests for semiconductor devices, boards, and assemblies, analyzing results and improving laboratory testing capabilities.
What you'll do
- Plan, execute, and analyze dynamic stress tests in line with applicable industry or customer requirements.
- Develop test fixtures, instrumentation, data acquisition systems, test documentation, and reliability analyses.
- Correlate physical test results with mechanical models and improve lab capabilities, automation, and safety practices.
What they ask for
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a similar STEM field.
- Hands-on shock and vibration testing experience using electrodynamic shakers and mechanical shock equipment.
- Working knowledge of JEDEC and/or IPC standards related to board-level reliability and mechanical stress testing.
- Experience developing test plans, procedures, and qualification reports; using data acquisition and instrumentation; and analyzing test responses and failure mechanisms.
Nice to have
- Expertise with JEDEC/IPC mechanical reliability standards or military, aerospace, and transportation environmental test standards.
- Experience with FEA tools, vibration/modal analysis, and automated test scripting using Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
Pay
$115,110.00-219,550.00 USD (annual salary range; base salary)
Tools
JEDEC, IPC, electrodynamic shakers, accelerometers, strain gauges, Comsol Multiphysics, ANSYS, Python
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