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Hardware Reliability Engineer

Amperesand · Reno, Nevada, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
53 days
Amperesand's roles stay open a median of 37 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
16% of Amperesand's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Amperesand
high
22 stale, 0 reposted of 49 open
Hiring momentum
60 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-25

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Amperesand's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Amperesand.

About this role

As a Hardware Reliability Engineer at Amperesand, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability of the Solid-State Transformer (SST) platform from concept through deployment. Your role will involve leading cross-functional teams in risk mitigation, conducting reliability testing, and performing root-cause analysis on hardware failures. You will also collaborate closely with design and manufacturing teams to meet reliability targets and maintain detailed documentation of testing processes.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Amperesand as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Reliability Engineering
  • Strong understanding of hardware reliability or circuit analysis
  • Basic familiarity with reliability statistics (Weibull distribution, MTBF)
  • Comfortable working in a high-voltage lab environment; experience with basic diagnostic tools (Oscilloscopes, Multimeters)
  • Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable updates for the team
  • A 'first principles' thinker who is eager to learn and thrives in a fast-paced hardware startup environment

Nice to have

  • Interest in learning reliability tools such as ReliaSoft (Weibull++, ALTA) or simulation software like Ansys Sherlock
  • Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or R for data processing and automation

What you get

  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
  • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
  • Commuter Benefits

Worth weighing

  • Role requires working on-site 5 days a week; no hybrid or remote options available
  • Pay range provided is specific to San Francisco location; compensation may vary based on experience and location

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Listed by Amperesand on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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