Base brings affordable, reliable energy and whole-home backup to homes across Texas — fixed low rates and battery backup that kicks in automatically. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
About the role
Base is hiring a Reliability Test Engineer to find the limits of our hardware before the field does. You'll design and build test setups, automate them, run electrical, mechanical, and reliability campaigns, and turn the data into reports that drive design decisions. Run validation across electrical, mechanical, environmental, and reliability testing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Battery, power electronics, or high-voltage testing
- Environmental chambers, thermal cycling, vibration, or HALT/HASS
- Fixture design in CAD and PCB design for test boards
- Statistical analysis and reliability modeling
More about this role
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Base is hiring a Reliability Test Engineer to find the limits of our hardware before the field does. You'll design and build test setups, automate them, run electrical, mechanical, and reliability campaigns, and turn the data into reports that drive design decisions.
Run validation across electrical, mechanical, environmental, and reliability testing.
Build test setups: design fixtures and PCBAs, pick sensors and supplies, and automate test equipment, environmental chambers, and DAQ systems.
Lead root cause and failure analysis on issues found in test.
Automate analysis and anomaly detection across large test datasets.
Write sharp, high-signal reports that drive design decisions across engineering.
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
2+ years of hands-on test...
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