About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Sr. Reliability Test Engineer
The Test Engineering team at Harbinger Motors is involved in the validation and reliability testing at the vehicle, sub-system, and component levels. The team is looking for someone who has 5+ years of experience with reliability metrics and calculations as well as hands-on reliability testing. This key team member will have ownership of developing reliability test profiles for various vehicle systems and hardware.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the product design engineers to ensure that products can meet desired life targets
- Perform reliability calculations and develop detailed test-plans for accelerated lifecycle tests
- Lead the execution of reliability tests
- Lead root cause analysis of test failures and/or field failures
- Support cross-functional DFMEA sessions
- Travel to offsite test locations as needed (<30%)
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop in-house test infrastructure required to test and validate various systems and components
- Train personnel on the required processes and operations of complex test systems
- Ensure that all tests are conducted in compliance with all safety protocols
- Document the results in a report and present it to stakeholders
- Participate in discussions with suppliers, supplier quality team, and design team to improve product reliability
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in either Engineering or Material Science with 5+ years of industry experience in the field of reliability
- Experience with performing reliability calculations and developing test profiles
- Experience with hands-on testing of either PCBAs, battery, or thermal systems
- Experience with coding languages and applications for data analysis, such as Python or Matlab
- Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with EV powertrain architecture and associated HV devices, such as DCDC converters, on-board chargers, junction boxes, inverters, battery, thermal systems, etc.
- Experience with data analytics and visualization relevant to product reliability
- Experience with HV testing
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
Skills Required
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Material Science
- 5+ years of industry experience in reliability
- Performance of reliability calculations and developing test profiles
- Hands-on testing experience with PCBAs, battery, or thermal systems
- Experience with coding languages for data analysis like Python or Matlab
- Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports
Harbinger Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for its market and stage, and feedback suggests ranges are posted and compensation is communicated clearly in listings.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is highlighted as 100% employer‑paid for employees across postings, indicating strong medical, dental, and vision support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, with parental leave and an annual vacation bonus appearing alongside core PTO.
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What We Do
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger's best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
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