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Saronic Technologies · 2 months ago

Test Reliability Engineer

Austin, Texas

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing defense autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations for the Department of Defense (DoD). The Test Reliability Engineer will be responsible for driving system verification, test, and integration initiatives for autonomous vessels, ensuring that systems meet design intent and performance requirements through rigorous validation processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingMarine TechnologyMilitarySecurity

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop, own, and execute subsystem- and system-level verification and validation (V&V) plans to ensure designs meet functional, performance, autonomy, reliability, and safety requirements

Define test objectives, configurations, procedures, and success criteria for subsystem and full-system integration tests

Lead root cause analysis/failure investigation, and corrective action for issues found during R&D and qualification testing alongside the development, quality, and test teams

Analyze test results to identify design issues, system interactions, or performance shortfalls; clearly communicate findings and recommended actions

Lead acceptance test execution for engineering stakeholders with production

Lead development of preventive maintenance plans for all product variants for engineering stakeholders with quality

Partner with design engineers as a critical partner to identify risk as early as possible through tools such as Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Physics of Failure Methodologies, and analysis + test data reviews, then coordinate mitigation action plans to proactively lead the design reliability effort for the product or subsystem

Develop and maintain internal data analysis and visualization tools to streamline test reporting and decision-making

Collaborate closely with mission operations, design engineers, and other stakeholders to collect, analyze, and interpret in-field or post-deployment data, feeding results back into design iterations

Work with hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) engineers to architect verification & test campaigns and execute subsystem- and system-level testing

Define top-down use cases, system architecture, and design reference missions for products alongside product architects and responsible engineers

Define, document, and maintain system requirements (design criteria) using Jama and in-house developed tools/environments

Work closely with engineering teams to ensure requirements are accurately interpreted and implemented

Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for system requirements, testing requirements, verification and validation

Clearly articulate technical information to stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment of objectives across engineering, software, and mission operations

Participate in systems engineering activities including concept development, system design, integration, and testing

Help drive the development of internal tools, guides, calculators, or similar via Palantir Foundry, Confluence, Excel, or similar

Support the engineering design cycle process as a subject matter expert to ensure teams adhere to our hardware design best practices, and analysis best practices

Qualification

Test campaign designFailure analysisRequirements managementData analysisCoding in PythonModeling/CAD experienceTechnical writingCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

2+ years of industry experience as a Design Engineer, Development Engineer, Test Engineer, Systems Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or similar

Bachelor's degree or greater in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Systems, Software, Computer, Electrical Engineering, or similar

Experience working on advanced hardware systems, autonomous systems, complex electronics systems, or similar

Requirement decomposition experience for both hardware and software

Experience with failure analysis, root cause analysis methodologies, corrective action management, and risk management

Experience architecting and designing test campaigns (subsystem level to the vehicle/vessel/product level) as well as creating & executing test plans

Familiarity with industry processes, standards, and guides, such as MIL-STDs, ABS Rules, ABYC, COLREGs, ISO, NASA, IEC, IEEE, and similar

Ability to travel as needed

Preferred

M.S. Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Systems, Software, Computer, Electrical Engineering, or similar

Experience with requirements management tools such as Jama, DOORS, Innoslate, 3DX, Cameo, Flow, or similar

Experience developing tools, guides, and engineering solutions in Palantir Foundry

Coding and software development experience, such as in Python, Java, C++, or similar

Hands on test engineering experience including data collection, analysis, and closing feedback loops to improve designs & outcomes

Experience with analysis tools such as MATLAB, Excel, ANSYS, FEMAP, etc

Modeling/CAD Experience

HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), environmental testing, mechanical/loads testing, electrical testing and/or debugging, software testing and/or debugging

Technical writing experience developing standards, specifications, user guides, or similar

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services

Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents

Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care

Saronic pays 99% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents

Generous PTO and Holidays

Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents

Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses

401(k) plan

Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success

Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage

Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Company

Saronic Technologies

Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform.

Founded in 2022

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees