# Test Engineer, Hardware and Systems at Chariot Defense

- Company: Chariot Defense
- What the company does: Power Infrastructure for the Modern Battlefield. Backed by General Catalyst and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.chariotdefense.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Bruno, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/chariotdefense/jobs/5250927008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/chariot-defense-test-engineer-hardware-and-systems/

## About the role

Chariot Defense is looking for a Test Engineer to own hardware validation across our power systems across mechanical, electrical, thermal, power electronics and controls, performing component-level all the way to full system integration testing in environmental and operational conditions.

## What they're looking for

- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field
- Experience in an immersive system design project or research study/ thesis, in collegiate project teams (e.g.: FSAE, BAJA, Hyper-mileage/ Solar Vehicles), other extracurricular participation, or professional settings
- 3+ years of hands-on hardware test and validation experience — electronics/ ECUs, power electronics and power systems, Lithium-ion based batteries, or high-density embedded hardware
- Proficiency with electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, DAQs, multimeters, function generators, electronic loads
- Experience designing or contributing to automated test equipment (ATE) or test station development
- Proficiency in Python, LabVIEW or other automated test platforms for test automation, data acquisition, and post-processing

Tags: Hardware Engineering