Senior Engineer of Product Quality and Reliability

Senior Engineer of Product Quality and Reliability

Department: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: San Jose, CA

Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

CEPTON (Nasdaq: CPTN), a leading intelligent lidar solution provider, is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Engineer of Product Quality and Reliability to ensure that our LiDAR products meet and exceed reliability and quality standards. This individual will be responsible for defining, developing, and executing comprehensive reliability test plans, performing failure mode analysis, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Additionally, they will work closely with the team to cover product quality and validation responsibilities, including defining product qualification criteria, performing analysis, and generating procedures.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with optical product qualification and reliability testing, as well as proficiency in automating reliability test data collection using Python.

Here at CEPTON, we use technology to make some difficult problems become easy and some impossible tasks become feasible. We value one's ability to learn higher than the knowledge one has acquired in the past. We enjoy solving hard problems together. As we are at the cutting edge of technological advancement, join us if you are willing to work with like-minded people to face the challenges posed by the new era of technology, together with opportunities to work with strong industry leaders in the fields of automotive OEM, ADAS, Imaging-based AI application.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability test plans for LiDAR products across different stages of the product development lifecycle, from sub-assembly level to full product testing.
• Work with electrical engineers (EE), mechanical engineers (ME), and process engineers to analyze failure modes and identify risks in the optical, electrical, and mechanical systems of LiDAR products. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and perform failure analysis to determine root causes.
• Set up and automate reliability tests to ensure efficient execution of product robustness tests under various environmental conditions, including thermal, humidity, vibration, and shock.
• Monitor and analyze test data to ensure that product reliability meets expected specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align reliability testing with business and customer needs.
• Document and maintain detailed records of all testing, failure analysis, and improvement activities.
• Work with the Product Validation team to define product qualification criteria for LiDAR systems to ensure compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Execute qualification tests on first articles, perform data analysis to identify trends and potential quality issues.
• Generate corresponding test procedures and provide training to technicians to ensure consistent and accurate execution of product validation tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in optical product reliability engineering, quality assurance, or validation roles.
• Proven experience in developing and executing reliability test plans, failure mode analysis, and risk assessment.
• Experience with reliability testing methodologies such as HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening).
• Hands-on experience with reliability testing equipment, including environmental chambers, thermal shock chambers, and shakers.
• Proficiency in Python for automating test data collection processes.
• Experience in defining product qualification criteria, executing tests, analyzing results, and developing test procedures and templates.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Experience with quality and reliability testing of LiDAR systems or other optical products using laser and detector technologies is preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work with strong industry leaders and opportunities to relocate to Silicon Valley.
• Competitive compensation package, including stock.
• Comprehensive employee benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and more.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Bonus program eligibility.
• 401k and FSA or HSA.

Locations:

• Cepton Headquarters – San Jose, CA.
• Some local on-site visits to key customers.
• Travel to regional customer sites and to support trade shows & conferences if needed.

Cepton is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The pay range for this role is $100,000–$140,000 . Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

Cepton Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.