Reliability Test Engineer

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Role:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Reliability Test Engineer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Location:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> IBC Knowledge Park, Bannerghatta Main Road, Bengaluru</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reporting to:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Lead Reliability and Durability - Product Validation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Team name:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Product Validation Lab Team</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Team and the Role</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Product Validation Lab Team at Ather is responsible for ensuring the long-term durability and reliability of automotive electrical components through rigorous testing and simulation. This team bridges the gap between field performance and lab environments by developing advanced test methodologies, correlating test data to real-world life cycles, and performing deep-dive failure investigations to ensure high product quality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">This role is for a Reliability Test Engineer who will spearhead reliability test planning and execution for electrical components. You will be responsible for defining accelerated test profiles based on the physics of failure, establishing test-to-life correlations, and building automated test setups to validate the next generation of Ather’s components.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Responsibilities</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Plan and coordinate automotive electrical component reliability testing and prepare technical reports.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Establish test-to-life correlations to demonstrate the reliability of components under lab conditions.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Identify critical field failures and reproduce them in the lab to derive new validation methodologies.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop and deliver automated test setups and specialized load boxes for rigorous test execution.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Conduct failure investigations and root cause analysis (RCA) for all test-related failures.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Utilize mathematical models and statistical methods to estimate failure probabilities and reliability life.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ensure test quality and adherence to standard procedures across all validation cycles.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Define validation requirements for component design changes and support CFT development.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience and Qualifications</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical, Electronics, or a related field.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">3+ years of experience in reliability testing for automotive and accessories components.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Must Have Competencies</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Operation and management of reliability lab equipment including climatic, salt spray, UV chambers, and vibration shakers.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Application of physics of failure and aging laws to define accelerated test profiles for electronic components.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proficiency in reliability engineering statistical methods and mathematical modeling for life estimation.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mastery of international reliability standards such as ISO, IEC, and ASTM for automotive components.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Good to Have Competencies</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Processing and analysis of raw measurement data including strain and vibration signals.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Automation of test setups and load box preparation for electrical component validation.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical understanding of automotive electrical and electronics manufacturing processes.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:-12.75pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Establishing correlation between lab-demonstrated reliability and real-world field performance.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Want to know more?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Ather, we’ve built India’s first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Be You, With Us</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Ather story doesn't write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3799999713897704;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text', sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Would you like me to convert another JD or adjust the competencies for this one?</span></p>