Senior Hardware Reliability & Test Engineer
Required skills
- hardware qualification
- reliability requirements
- environmental requirements
- test methods
- acceptance criteria
- thermal cycling
- shock
- humidity
- vibration
- dust and water ingress
Nice to have
- autonomous vehicles
- EV
- robotics
Role summary
Atoms is seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability & Environmental Test Engineer to establish hardware qualification standards and manage reliability and environmental testing for their robotic platforms. This role involves defining requirements, developing test plans (including thermal cycling, shock, humidity, vibration), analyzing field data, and leading failure analysis activities. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience, with at least 10 years in hardware reliability, environmental testing, or design validation. Experience with DFMEA, fault tree analysis, and Weibull analysis is crucial. The position requires a strong understanding of electromechanical and electronic hardware qualification and a proven ability to own end-to-end test programs and drive adoption of standards across teams. This is an onsite role in San Francisco.
Who we are
Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.
Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.
We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
About the role
Atoms is seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability & Environmental Test Engineer to set the hardware qualification standard and own reliability and environmental testing across our platforms. The role covers the qualification standard itself, reliability requirements and budgets, the design verification plan, environmental and accelerated life testing, and analysis that turns test and field data into design and test changes.
What you’ll do
What we’re looking for
Why join us
At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.
What else you need to know
This role is based in our San Francisco office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.
The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $238,000 per year.
Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards.
Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?
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