Hardware Test Engineer

Hardware Test EngineerMatternet is building the future of delivery with autonomous drone networks that move critical goods faster, cleaner, and at lower cost. We work with partners across healthcare, logistics, food, and retail to deliver everything from medical items to everyday essentials, safely and reliably.We're seeking a Hardware Test Engineer to build the electrical and mechanical test capability that proves our hardware works, from board bring-up and mechanism life testing to environmental qualification and end-of-line testers for the M3 aircraft, batteries, docks, and portals.In this role, you will:Develop verification and validation (V&V) test plans for electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical hardware, traced to requirementsDesign and build test fixtures, stands, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) rigs, including mechanical fixturing, data acquisition (DAQ), instrumentation, and safety interlocksRun mechanical tests, including static load, vibration, shock and drop, and fatigue and life cycling, on structures and mechanisms such as the payload hook, tether drop, and dock doorsRun environmental tests, including thermal, humidity, and rain and dust ingress, in-house and with outside test labsInstrument hardware with strain gauges, load cells, accelerometers, and thermocouples, and characterize propulsion on thrust standsWrite automated test software for design verification testing (DVT), qualification, and end-of-line production testingSupport board bring-up and lead failure analysis on test failures, flight-test issues, and field returnsTransfer production testers to contract manufacturers and improve yield and cycle time