Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer

About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

About the Role
Gridware is looking to hire a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to oversee reliability testing, analysis and lifetime modeling of multiple outdoor electronic assemblies. This role will focus on the electronic components of the products and will work closely with our mechanical-focused Reliability Engineer, as well as the broader hardware team and crossfunctional teams.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement reliability test plans and protocols for PCBAs and electronic assemblies
• Partner with hardware, firmware and manufacturing engineers to establish and refine component and system level reliability targets for our electronics and battery systems
• Drive Design Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA) for various systems to capture performance risks and implement appropriate mitigation activities
• Partner with Sales and Product to develop lifetime reliability and warranty targets
• Create holistic models of product lifetimes and common failure modes using field data, field failure analysis, and accelerated life testing
• Monitor field performance and identify statistical trends in failure

Required Skills :
• 8+ years of experience in Hardware Reliability, with an emphasis on electronics reliability (PCBAs, batteries, harnesses, etc)
• Proficiency in statistical analysis software and reliability testing tools
• Scripting for test automation and data analysis
• Working knowledge of statistical software for reliability, such as JMP or the ReliaSoft suite, or MATLAB
• Experience managing external partners and test labs
• Direct experience with accelerated lifetime test design and analysis
• Deep understanding of physics of failure and common failure mechanisms for PCBAs and electronic components (MOSFETs, capacitors, inductors…etc)
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a related field

Bonus Skills :
• Experience working with CMs/ODMs on medium to high-volume products
• Good network of reliability test labs and test equipment vendors
• Knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as SEM, CT, X-Ray, EDS, TDR

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training