Head of Hardware Reliability & Failure Analysis

About the Company

Halter is on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations through innovative hardware and software. Backed by Tier 1 investors, Halter is scaling fast across New Zealand, Australia, and the US, transforming the livestock industry.

Responsibilities

• Define reliability standards and requirements for all products and major changes
• Lead reliability sign-off for key milestones including DVT and PVT readiness
• Partner with design teams early in the product cycle to influence architecture and material selection
• Build and lead a world-class test engineering function including chambers, rigs, and automation
• Own test data integrity and ensure data is used to drive engineering decisions
• Lead failure analysis across field returns and test failures
• Drive disciplined root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes
• Build and grow technical teams across reliability, test, and failure analysis pillars
• Establish operating rhythms and cross-functional communication between hardware, firmware, and production

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in leadership roles, ideally with high-reliability IoT or consumer electronics
• Experience in fast-scaling, high-accountability product environments
• Deep expertise in environmental testing, accelerated life testing, HALT/HASS, and reliability growth
• Experience with test jigs, instrumentation, DAQ, and automation
• Proven track record of leading technical teams and building lab/test infrastructure
• Strong discipline in formal failure investigation and corrective action loops
• Ability to work cross-functionally with high standards and low ego

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in scale-up environments with high-accountability product cycles