- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States · published
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Source
- Workable
Description
Matternet is building the future of delivery with autonomous drone networks that move critical goods faster, cleaner, and at lower cost. We work with partners across healthcare, logistics, food, and retail to deliver everything from medical items to everyday essentials, safely and reliably.
We’re seeking a Hardware Test Engineer to build the electrical and mechanical test capability that proves our hardware works, from board bring-up and mechanism life testing to environmental qualification and end-of-line testers for the M3 aircraft, batteries, docks, and portals.
In this role, you will:
- Develop verification and validation (V&V) test plans for electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical hardware, traced to requirements
- Design and build test fixtures, stands, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) rigs, including mechanical fixturing, data acquisition (DAQ), instrumentation, and safety interlocks
- Run mechanical tests, including static load, vibration, shock and drop, and fatigue and life cycling, on structures and mechanisms such as the payload hook, tether drop, and dock doors
- Run environmental tests, including thermal, humidity, and rain and dust ingress, in-house and with outside test labs
- Instrument hardware with strain gauges, load cells, accelerometers, and thermocouples, and characterize propulsion on thrust stands
- Write automated test software for design verification testing (DVT), qualification, and end-of-line production testing
- Support board bring-up and lead failure analysis on test failures, flight-test issues, and field returns
- Transfer production testers to contract manufacturers and improve yield and cycle time
Benefits
Compensation: The expected starting range for this role is $128,000–$164,000, based on San Francisco Bay Area market data. This range reflects the target starting pay for candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for the role. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your experience, skills, level, location, and potential impact.Total Rewards: In addition to base pay, our compensation packages include equity and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts (FSA), unlimited paid time off, company holidays, and a 401(k) plan.