Hardware Reliability Engineer, Watch System Reliability

What you'll do

• Identify high-risk failure mechanisms and design out vulnerabilities during early architecture and concept phases.
• Develop novel reliability test procedures that map real-world user behaviors into accelerated laboratory environments.
• Lead the technical definition, development, and delivery of specialized test equipment and automated fixtures.
• Perform statistical modeling of reliability data to establish design margins and project annual failure rates.
• Lead physical failure analysis investigations using X-ray, CT, and SEM to determine root causes and design mitigations.
• Translate complex, ambiguous datasets into clear technical narratives and risk assessments for executive leadership.

What we're looking for

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of hands-on industry experience in hardware reliability engineering, product validation, or failure analysis.
• Deep practical background in physical failure analysis techniques including Optical Microscopy, X-ray/CT, SEM/EDS, and cross-sectioning.
• Proven history of developing custom reliability test suites, authoring engineering specs, and bringing up automated fixtures under NPI schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-signal technical presentations and communicate complex trade-offs to multi-disciplinary teams and executives.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 10% for factory builds and vendor lab audits.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or an equivalent field (preferred).
• Mastery of reliability statistics and modeling tools like JMP, Python, or R (preferred).