119 hardware reliability engineer jobs at 61 companies in Palo Alto, CA

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Hardware Reliability Engineer
San Francisco or Finland
$172k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
Ōura
Ōura: Private health-technology making smart rings and software that help consumers track sleep, activity, stress, and recovery.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years in hardware reliability, validation, or test engineering; reliability test design and execution; mechanical, environmental, and electrical testing; failure analysis; data interpretation; and English communication.
Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
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Hardware Reliability Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
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Skip: Private San Francis wearable-robotics startup developing powered clothing for people facing mobility challenges.
5+ YOE5+ years hardware reliability experience; design/execute reliability programs; FMEA; ALT/HASS; RCAs; fixture building; Bay Area relocation.
FMEA, HALT, HASS, ALT, Weibull analysis, test fixtures, thermal chambers, vibration tables, cyclic rigs
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Hardware Reliability Engineer – Ecosystem
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and digital services.
Design and implement reliability tests for hardware accessories, quantify reliability risk, support failure analysis, and collaborate across product lifecycle with design, manufacturing, and quality teams.
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Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer - Compute
Mountain View or Pittsburgh
$163k-$262k/yr HybridFull Time
Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Aurora Innovation, Inc.NASDAQ: AUR: Self-driving technology developing hardware, software, and data services for autonomous trucking and passenger mobility.
5+ YOEBachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, 5+ years of hardware reliability experience, reliability testing and failure analysis expertise, firmware interaction knowledge, and root cause analysis leadership.
Python, JMP, Weibull++, dFMEA, HALT/HASS, 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, ISO 26262, ISO 16750, PPAP
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Hardware Reliability Engineer
Mountain View, California, United States
$220k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DensityAI
DensityAI: Semiconductor startup building full-stack AI accelerators for frontier-scale large language model inference.
5+ YOEMS/PhD in relevant field, 5+ years in 2.5D/3D packaging reliability, physics-of-failure expertise, hands-on failure analysis, statistical reliability modeling (JMP/Minitab/Python), OSAT collaboration, and familiarity with JEDEC/IPC/IEEE/MIL-STD.
C-SAM, X-ray CT, SEM, TEM, FIB, EBSD, JMP, Minitab, Python
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Hardware Reliability Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Zipline
Zipline: Autonomous logistics and drone delivery service.
B.S. or M.S. in engineering, strong mechanical fundamentals, hands-on experience with safety-critical electromechanical systems, DFMEA/ALT/environmental testing/failure analysis experience, and strong technical communication.
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System Hardware Reliability Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$188k-$274k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL: Global technology specializing in internet-related services and products.
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 8 years in hardware reliability engineering, Physics-of-Failure, predictive analytics, and consumer electronics. Requires statistical, failure analysis, and machine learning expertise.
PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Hardware Reliability Engineer, Devices Reliability Engineering
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$135k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Multinational technology focused on e-commerce and cloud computing.
3+ YOEBS in mechanical engineering (or equivalent), 3+ years experience in device reliability, expertise in reliability testing, statistical analysis, FMEA/DFMEA, and data analysis tools (JMP, Reliasoft, MATLAB, Minitab, Python).
JMP, Reliasoft, MATLAB, Minitab, Python
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Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer
Mountain View, California, United States
$210k-$259k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology and robotaxi service provider.
10+ YOEMaster’s degree in engineering, materials science, or physics and 10 years managing reliability programs for complex electromechanical systems, including testing, failure analysis, and product lifecycle delivery.
DFMEA, FTA, LiDAR, TPM
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Staff Engineer, Hardware Reliability
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$156k-$255k/yr HybridFull Time
LinkedInNASDAQ: MSFT: Professional social network for career development and job recruitment.
6+ YOEBS in CS/CE or equivalent experience,6+ years in Linux-based infrastructure,4+ years hardware troubleshooting,experience with hardware qualification/integration,firmware/BMC knowledge,and automation for infrastructure at scale.
Linux, BMC, BIOS, IPMI, Redfish, SPEC, SPECpower, fio, unixbench, NCCL, CUDA, InfiniBand, RDMA, RoCE, GPFS, HDFS, Kubernetes
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Reliability Engineer (Hardware)
Mountain View, California, United States
$142k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Lightmatter
Lightmatter: Private silicon-photonics building photonic interconnects and lasers for AI data centers and high-performance computing.
5+ YOEBachelor's in engineering,5+ years reliability experience in semiconductor/photonics,knowledge of reliability test methods and failure analysis tools,statistical reliability modeling and strong communication skills.
SEM, TEM, FIB, EMMI, Minitab, JMP
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Staff Reliability Engineer, Hardware
San Francisco or New York City
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Bedrock Robotics
Bedrock Robotics: Autonomous construction technology that retrofits heavy equipment into autonomous machines for general contractors.
10+ YOE10+ years hardware reliability engineering for vehicles/heavy machinery; hands-on DFMEA, FTA, HALT/HASS/ALT, Weibull life-data analysis, FRACAS, and reliability test programs; Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
ReliaSoft Weibull++, ReliaSoft BlockSim, Windchill Quality, Relex, Minitab, Python, R, PDM, PLM
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Hardware Reliability Test Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$110k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lyte
Lyte: Develops unified perception platforms for robotics and physical AI.
2+ YOERequires 2–4 years in hardware reliability, environmental testing, or product qualification; HALT/HASS and chamber experience; reliability statistics; failure analysis; relevant standards; and a mechanical, electrical, or materials engineering degree.
HALT, HASS, MTBF, MTTF, Weibull analysis, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson, MIL-STD-810, IEC 60068-2, IPC/JEDEC, ISO 16750, ISO 26262, LyteVision, LyteCore SoC
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Reliability Engineer, Hardware
Sunnyvale or Redmond or Seattle
$173k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience and 6+ years in hardware reliability engineering. Requires reliability testing, FMEA, FTA, root cause analysis, data analysis, and cross-functional engineering collaboration.
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Senior Manager, Hardware Reliability & Test
San Jose, California, United States
$202k-$223k/yr HybridFull Time
Muon Space
Muon Space: Private aerospace designing, building, and operating satellite constellations for defense, civil, and commercial customers.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years in hardware test/qualification or reliability engineering with 3+ years leading teams, BS in engineering or CS, hands-on spaceflight or environmental test experience, reliability analysis knowledge, and strong communication skills.
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Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
$170k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Skydio
Skydio: American autonomous-drone manufacturer serving public safety, government, utility, and enterprise customers.
6+ YOERequires 6+ years testing complex electromechanical systems, validation program leadership, robotics testing, failure analysis, reliability expertise, and Python and/or SQL proficiency.
Python, SQL, AI models
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Hardware Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
onepot
onepot: AI-driven biotechnology automating small-molecule synthesis for drug discovery and materials science.
Engineering or physics degree preferred, though exceptional candidates without one are considered. Requires hands-on hardware development, CAD, electronics, software, electromechanical systems, and reliable physical-system implementation.
CAD, PLCs, ROS
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Site Reliability Engineer - Hardware Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
8+ YOEDegree in CS or related field (or equivalent experience), 8+ years SRE/DevOps/Production Engineering, SRE principles, infrastructure automation, production reliability, Python/Go/Perl/Ruby, Prometheus and Grafana, strong communication.
Python, Go, Perl, Ruby, Prometheus, Grafana
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Senior Reliability Engineer
San Francisco or Oakland
$139k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Technology enabling local on-demand delivery and commerce.
5+ YOE5+ years reliability validation or hardware testing experience for robotics/unmanned platforms, Bachelor's in engineering, proficiency with environmental test equipment, Python and CAD, strong communication and analytical skills.
Python, CAD, DAQ, FRACAS, HIL
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Reliability Engineer, Supercomputing
San Francisco, California, United States
$350k-$475k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Thinking Machines Lab
Thinking Machines Lab: Private AI research and product building customizable multimodal systems for researchers and the wider public.
Ensure reliability of GPU supercomputing fleet across hardware, firmware, and OS; debug kernel/driver/hardware issues; engage vendors; automate monitoring and runroot-cause analysis.
Python, Rust, Kubernetes, Slurm, Linux, BMC, iDRAC, IPMI, Redfish, DCGM, NVLink, NVSwitch, Linux kernel