# Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer at Atoms

- Company: Atoms
- What the company does: Backed by Initial Capital.
- Company website: https://atoms.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $182K to $231K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atoms/jobs/8893519002?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atoms-senior-hardware-reliability-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to own vehicle-level reliability testing and hardware issue resolution for our on-road program. In this role, you will run a dedicated test fleet, plan and execute the durability and environmental testing behind it, and own the highest-priority vehicle hardware issues from first report through root cause, corrective action, and verification. This is a hands-on role based in the garage, on the road, and at test sites and labs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automotive Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in place of the degree
- 7+ years in vehicle test, validation, durability, field quality, or reliability engineering on prototype, pre-production, or production vehicles in automotive, EV, autonomous vehicle, or commercial vehicle programs
- Experience running a test or durability fleet, including duty cycle definition, mileage accumulation planning, driver coordination, and configuration and test record control
- Demonstrated ownership of field or test failures from first report through reproduction, root cause, containment, corrective action, and verification, across multiple engineering teams
- Hands-on failure analysis of returned vehicle hardware, including teardown, functional confirmation on a vehicle or buck, and coordination of ingress, thermal, and vibration testing with labs
- Working knowledge of structured problem solving: 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, and FMEA

Tags: Transport - Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atoms-senior-hardware-reliability-engineer/