Hardware Reliability Engineer

Team: Hardware

Location: San Francisco

Commitment: Full Time

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

Essential Responsibilities

• Architect and carry out tests to characterize the long-term performance of electromechanical assemblies, including robotic end-effectors, automated valves, pumping stations, and other mechanisms
• Design mechatronic systems to perform accelerated life cycle tests
• Spearhead FMEA efforts to identify risks and drive corrective actions
• Use statistical analysis methods to determine how to efficiently carry out focused testing
• Compile data and present feedback to cross-functional teams such as hardware, software, and bio to drive design improvements
• Lead failure investigations and root cause analysis when issues arise on deployed manufacturing clusters at customer sites
• Work closely with the robotics software team to conduct system integration tests in our manufacturing clusters
• Generate and take ownership of test protocols for hardware verification and validation
• High level of independence and judgment in identifying technical risk areas, solving complex problems, and leading cross-functional teams through decision-making processes
• Authority to influence technical stakeholders on design and process improvements and risk mitigation strategies

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related field
• 2-5+ years of experience in a reliability or test engineering organization
• Experience designing and building test setups for precision machines or robotic systems
• Experience conducting accelerated life cycle tests and applying statistical methods
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate across hardware, software, product, and bio teams
• Detail-oriented, organized, independent, and able to take initiative in blank-slate projects
• Proven ability to apply critical thinking to complex products and lead technical teams through failure investigations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FDA and/or EMA regulated industries
• Experience developing tests for medical consumables
• Proficiency with Onshape CAD
• Proficiency with Python or other software for automated testing and data analysis
• Hands on experience with machine shop and prototyping tools

Physical & Working Conditions

• Ability to reach, stoop, crouch, and kneel; this specifically includes the need to physically enter, stand, or crouch inside a robotic cluster for testing, debugging, or manual intervention.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds (e.g., test fixtures, replacement parts, tools) and lift up to 5 pounds overhead.
• Manual dexterity required for building and adjusting mechatronic assemblies.
• Comfortable in a machine shop environment when necessary.
• Work is split between a standard office setting and a manufacturing/lab area. When working in the manufacturing area, adherence to safety protocols and awareness of surroundings is required.
• Occasional proximity to hazardous materials (e.g., biological agents, cryogenic materials) may occur during specific cell testing validation phases, though direct handling is rare.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including lab coats, safety glasses, and gloves, when accessing specific lab or manufacturing zones.
• This role generally follows a standard schedule but may necessitate occasional evening or weekend work to support critical cluster integration milestones or time-sensitive troubleshooting.

Travel

• While our headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, this position will require up to 10% domestic and international travel. 

Total Rewards & Life at Multiply Labs

• Competitive Compensation: Salary range of $110,000 - $170,000 a year plus meaningful early-stage equity. We want our team to have a real stake in the future we’re building.
• Premium Health: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with subsidies for child dependents.
• Wealth Building: 401(k) with a 4% company match to help you plan for the long term.
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit: Pay for eligible transit and parking with pre-tax dollars to save on commuting costs.
• Parental Support: Robust Paid Parental Leave to support your family’s newest additions.
• True Flexibility: We offer Flexible PTO and 12 Paid Holidays, trusting you to manage your time and recharge when you need it.
• No Set Hours: Set your own schedule in alignment with your manager and team. We hold a high bar, measuring success by impact and outcomes – not hours logged.
• Office Perks: A vibrant SF office culture featuring catered team lunches, stocked kitchen, and frequent team events.
• H-1B and Green Card sponsorship available for exceptional talent.
• Referral bonuses for helping us build a world-class team.
• Great people, meaningful work, and a team that genuinely believes in what we're building.
 
Come build the world’s best robots—and help make life-saving therapies accessible to all.