Hardware Validation Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr
mercor
IndiaremotePosted 1 month ago
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Key highlights
- $70–$85/hour compensation
- Remote position
- Short-term contract (contract type)
- Experience in electrical testing, automation, and instrumentation required
- Degree required: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in EE, Electronics, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or related field
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or C/C++ required
Role overview
Mercor is seeking an Electrical Test Automation Engineer for a short-term contract role, fully remote. Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs and is headquartered in San Francisco with investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated test systems, procedures, and test sequences for electrical and electronic hardware
- Integrate test instruments, data acquisition systems, and hardware interfaces to automate measurements and testing
- Develop test scripts, automation frameworks, and data analysis workflows
- Perform functional, performance, validation, regression, and HIL testing where applicable
- Analyze test results, troubleshoot hardware and test setups, and identify root causes of failures
- Review and validate test methodologies, results, and technical approaches against project requirements
Requirements
- Hands-on industry experience in electrical testing, automation, instrumentation, and hardware validation
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or a related field
- Experience developing or executing automated electrical test systems and working with laboratory instrumentation
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, or equivalent
- Experience with test automation, data acquisition, and instrument-control protocols such as SCPI, GPIB, USB, Ethernet, CAN, or RS-232/485
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, test specifications, and technical documentation
Nice to have
- Experience with ATE, automated test benches, custom test fixtures, NI hardware, LabVIEW/TestStand, PXI/PXIe, or DAQ systems
- Experience with HIL/SIL, automated regression testing, or Python-based test automation
- Experience testing power electronics, batteries, EVs, motors, embedded systems, or other complex electrical hardware
- Experience with high-voltage or safety-critical systems is a plus
Additional details
- Position: Electrical Test Automation Engineer
- Type: Contract
- Duration: Short-term project
- Location: Remote
- Compensation: $70–$85/hour
- Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs; headquartered in San Francisco; investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check the provided link
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