Hybrid Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

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About the role

  • Hardware Validation Engineer at pro audio company in Berlin. Leading validation strategy and testing for active loudspeaker systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the validation and testing strategy for all mechanical components and full product assemblies
  • Have a direct impact on product quality from the earliest prototype stages through to mass production
  • Function as the main communication conduit between the external US-based mechanical engineering team and the Berlin-based development teams.
  • Design, develop, and execute comprehensive validation and reliability test plans for mechanical components and complete active loudspeaker products
  • Perform hands-on testing on prototypes and ensure product durability and robustness by specifying and arranging dedicated test procedures (e.g., environmental, shock/vibration, life-cycle)
  • Take the lead during all prototyping phases in Berlin, ensuring an intense focus on early mechanical validation and failure prevention through DFMEA and risk analyses
  • Drive the definition and execution of mechanical test procedures for prototypes built on-site
  • Actively participate in design reviews, critically applying DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and DFA (Design for Assembly) principles
  • Provide practical, engineering-focused feedback to the design teams to optimize mechanical parts for high-volume, quality production

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline
  • Proven professional experience in a hardware validation, reliability, or quality engineering role focused on physical products with strong electro-mechanical integration
  • Demonstrable hands-on experience creating, managing and performing detailed hardware validation protocols
  • Strong experience with building fast prototypes, validating concepts and designs as early as possible
  • Strong working knowledge of DFM/DFA methodologies and how mechanical design impacts manufacturing quality and yield
  • Experience with manufacturing processes such as extrusion, injection molding, die casting and additive manufacturing
  • CAD software experience for mechanical design reviews, tolerance analysis, and support of manufacturing/assembly teams
  • Experience with PTC Onshape is considered a strong plus.

Benefits

  • subsidised public transport
  • lunch allowances
  • Urban Sports
  • company pension scheme

Job title

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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