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Abuse Test Engineer, New Product

Redwood Materials
Posted March 8, 2025

San Francisco, California

Electric Vehicles

$120,000 - $250,000

Full Time

Job Description

The Abuse Test Engineer will design, execute, and analyze tests to simulate extreme conditions on new products, ensuring their safety and robustness against real-world abuse. This role involves collaboration with engineering teams to identify failure modes and develop test infrastructure in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, execute, and analyze tests simulating extreme conditions and misuse scenarios.
  • Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineering to identify potential failure modes.
  • Intentionally abuse electromechanical and electrochemical systems to stress failure modes.
  • Define and build test infrastructure for efficient and well-documented testing.
  • Use experience with failure mechanisms to help design robust new products.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in abuse testing, preferably in the energy storage or renewable energy sector.
  • Proficiency in data analysis tools and software e.g., MATLAB, Minitab, Python.
  • Proven experience designing robust, fast-setup data acquisition rigs e.g. temperature sensor and actuation e.g. heater, remote knife switch.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

  • Compensation/salary range: 120,000 - 250,000 USD
  • Full-time work schedule

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