Test Engineer IV (HW/Reliability)

Job Title: Test Engineer IV (HW/Reliability)

Location: Redmond, WA

Duration: Contract - 6 months

Pay Range: $71/hr $74/hr (W2)

Job ID: 409512

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in hardware reliability engineering, test strategy, and failure analysis and a proven ability to plan and execute reliability programs, analyze data, and drive defects to closure.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with engineers and research scientists to define comprehensive reliability strategies and test plans for research hardware programs, including sequential waterfall test campaigns across build phases.


• Plan, schedule, and execute reliability testing at component and full-system levels.


• Define sample sizes, test conditions, pass/fail criteria, and acceptance limits in alignment with program requirements and industry standards.


• Design, develop, and validate new reliability test setups including mechanical, electrical, and software systems.


• Triage, document, and drive reliability failures to closure with ME, EE, and design partners, articulating root cause, risk, and corrective actions, and distinguishing test artifacts from genuine design or process escapes.


• Interface with external manufacturing and supply partners on reliability issues, corrective actions, and joint test activities.


• Analyze reliability and test data using statistical methods and produce clear conclusions from limited prototype sample sizes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Materials Science, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.


• 7+ years of hands-on reliability, test, or product validation engineering experience in consumer electronics.


• Proficiency with JMP, Python, Matlab, or equivalent tools.


• Practical experience with failure analysis and root-cause methodologies and driving defects to closure across engineering disciplines.


• Knowledge of industry test standards including ASTM, MIL, JEDEC, and IEC.


• Knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, X-Ray, CT scan, SEM, EDX, and FTIR.


• On-site availability in Redmond, WA. This role cannot be performed remotely.

Preferred Skills:

• 5+ years of experience with 3D CAD design modeling (NX, SolidWorks).


• Knowledge of mechanical fabrication processes and experience with assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems.


• Experience specifying and integrating instrumentation and motion control systems, including motors, drivers, encoders, pressure transducers, accelerometers, and flow sensors.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Fair Chance Notice

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct relationship with certain job duties, including adherence to company policies, sound judgment, stress management, safe and respectful work with others, trustworthiness, meeting client expectations and standards, and safeguarding business operations and company reputation.

Interested? Apply Now!

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