PCBA Reliability Engineer - All Levels

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a hardware Reliability Engineer in charge of driving design for reliability, designing and executing test plans for the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) in our humanoid robots to ensure they meet our reliability targets.

Responsibilities:

• Collect and analyze current and prospective product use cases to define PCBA reliability specs and validation methods.

• Lead DFMEA efforts with design engineers to assess design risks, impacts, controls, and corrective actions.

• Develop reliability tests for PCBAs and associated electronic components, electrical harness and connectors.

• Drive and manage internal/external resources and suppliers in planning and executing reliability tests in each engineering build.

• Work with test engineers to develop custom test fixtures, electronics, and codes.

• Guide, support, and execute failure analysis, design of experiments (DOEs) and corrective action processes with cross-functional teams.

• Document failures and work with design and manufacturing engineers to resolve them.

• Conduct physics and statistical analysis on test and field failures to assess risk and provide actionable recommendations.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in reliability engineering.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant science and engineering fields.

• Strong knowledge of environmental reliability test principles, models, and methodologies, such as high temperature high humidity, thermal cycle/shock, mechanical vibration/shock.

• Strong knowledge of industry test standards such as AECQ, JEDEC, IPC standards.

• Strong knowledge of electrical circuits, PCBA design and relevant SW tools (e.g. Altium).

• Strong knowledge of PCBA failure modes, mechanisms, and FA techniques.

• Hands-on experience on field reliability risk analysis and failure prediction methods.

• Hands-on experience with Weibull++, JMP, or other reliability statistical analysis software.

• Hands-on experience on electronic circuit debug and relevant tools, e.g. source meter, oscilloscope.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience of shipping reliable robotics, consumer or automotive products.

• Knowledge of PCBA manufacturing processes and quality control practices.

• Hands-on experience of CATIA V6 CAD.

• Hands-on experience of FA tools & techniques such as SEM/EDS, CT-Xray, Cross-section, FTIR.

• Hands-on experience of accelerometers, load cells, strain gauges and relevant setup and data acquisition techniques.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $250,000 per year.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.