Reliability Design Engineer - Motors, Mechanisms and Electronics

• Design, fabricate, and iterate electromechanical test rigs, fixtures, and automated setups that reproduce field failure modes and stress our designs to failure
• Build accelerated life, fatigue, vibration and shock, and temperature and humidity tests across motors, mechanisms, and electronics
• Wire up and integrate the actuators, motor drivers, sensors, and data acquisition that bring each test setup to life and capture clean, analyzable failure data
• Write scripts to automate test execution and data logging so tests run reliably and repeatably at volume
• Partner with reliability engineers to translate physics of failure and field insight into representative test methods
• Support root cause failure analysis by designing the apparatus and experiments that isolate failure mechanisms
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, and documentation for all test equipment
• Scale and maintain the reliability lab as our fleet, hardware versions, and test volume grow
• Work cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, software, quality, production, and supply chain teams to close the loop from potential failure to design fix

What we look for

• Technical degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related hardware discipline
• 2+ years of hardware design engineering experience, ideally on a physical product that has shipped in volume
• Proven ability to build, fabricate, and rapidly iterate physical prototypes and test setups
• Proficiency in CAD
• Hands-on comfort across electromechanical systems: actuators, motor control, sensors, and basic circuit work, data acquisition, and instrumentation
• Working proficiency with a scripting language such as Python for test automation and data handling
• Exposure to reliability and test concepts such as accelerated testing, fatigue, life testing, DOE, or FMEA is a plus
• Comfort with a fast-paced, startup atmosphere where you take ownership of ambiguous problems
• High level of maturity, ownership, and pride in your work

We’d love to hear from you if

• You are genuinely motivated to help those around you
• You are passionate about learning outside of your normal comfort zones
• You love diagnosing complex technical issues
• You are excited to do great work

Before the iPhone, consumers adopted several distinct devices; cell phones, PDAs, and portable music players each served a particular need. We believe in a similar progression for home robotics, starting with single-purpose robots and building iteratively toward more complex capabilities over time.

Base: $120,000 - $200,000 per annum.

Actual Compensation will depend on skills, experience and qualifications. Base Salary is one part of the total compensation package. The role is also eligible for equity through the company’s discretionary equity program, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage access to a 401(k) plan.

Company overview

Each year, 2.5 trillion hours are spent on household chores. At Matic, we’re on a mission to recapture that lost time, and we’re doing it by revolutionizing home robotics.

Our first product, also called Matic, is a Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot. We've built what amounts to "full self-driving in the home” with real-time 3D mapping, adaptive path-tracking, and a precise semantic understanding of the home. Our breakthroughs in spatial AI allow Matic to work reliably in real homes, using only RGB cameras and neural networks running on-device.

Our culture

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.