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Hardware Engineer - Test Development

Comrise
Foster, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/15/2026
Hardware Engineer Test Development

Location: Foster City, CA (Travel within Bay Area as needed)

Compensation: $79.50 / Hour

Position Type: Full-Time Contract

The Opportunity: Push AI Beyond the Simulator
Job description
Company is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Hardware Engineer - Test Development to be responsible for developing, documenting and executing component and system-level hardware testing.
In this role, you'll ollaborate with suppliers, design and system engineers to characterize the functional performance of company sense and compute hardware. You will be responsible for development testing on early prototypes and qualification testing on modules intended for vehicle use.
The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, innovative, a self-starter, and willing to take on the challenges to work with us as an exceptional hardware engineer.

As a Hardware Engineer - Test Development, you'll:
  • Use oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and other electrical/environmental test equipment
  • Develop test setups via block diagrams, BoMs and test plans
  • Develop custom test assets such as load simulators, test harnessing and python scripts
  • Facilitate test infrastructure projects by working with procurement and suppliers
  • Draft and present Test Plans, Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews and Data Reviews
  • Review and consult on documentation release for standards, design, and risk assessments
  • Travel within Bay Area as needed
Bonus Qualifications:
  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering or similar discipline
  • Team/club competitions (e.g. SAE, FIRST, DARPA)
  • Systems and networking foundational knowledge (systems architecture, memory hierarchy, storage subsystems, LANs, routing)
  • Experience with: Ethernet switching chipsets (i.e. Broadcom, Marvell), PCIe, CAN Compliance Simulation Tools (Ansys preferred) Common bus protocols (SPI, I2C, MDIO) Process/Tool Familiarity with: Data Acquisition systems (UEI and/or Keysight preferred)
  • Requirement-Test Case management tools (Polarion preferred) Atlassian software products (Jira/Confluence)
Daily tasks
As our hardware engineer you will be responsible for developing, documenting and executing component and system-level hardware testing. You will collaborate with suppliers, design and system engineers to characterize the functional performance of company sense and compute hardware. You will be responsible for development testing on early prototypes and qualification testing on modules intended for vehicle use. Projects range from interface compliance testing to developing purpose built tools. We are looking for someone who's enthusiastic, innovative, a self-starter, and willing to take on the challenges to work with us as an exceptional hardware engineer
Responsibilities:
  • Test Execution Use oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and other electrical/environmental test equipment
  • Develop test setups via block diagrams, BoMs and test plans
  • Test Infrastructure Development
  • Develop custom test assets such as load simulators, test harnessing and python scripts
  • Facilitate test infrastructure projects by working with procurement and suppliers
  • Documentation Draft and present Test Plans, Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews and Data Reviews
  • Review and consult on documentation release for standards, design, and risk assessments
Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline
  • 4 years of professional work experience
  • 2 years in electronics development
  • Experience with testing electronic, automotive, aerospace, or vehicle components
  • Experience with Design tools PCBA: Altium preferred 3D Modeling: 3DExperience or Catia preferred
  • Experience in using lab equipment (Environmental Chambers, Oscilloscopes, E-loads, VNA, TDR, and spectrum analyzer)
  • Experience with Ubuntu and Python

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