Experienced Hardware Test Engineer

ABOUT HALTER At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund https://foundersfund.com, Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com/, BOND, https://www.bondcap.com/ DCVC https://www.dcvc.com/, Blackbird https://www.blackbird.vc/, Promus Ventures https://www.promusventures.com/, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB. To find out more, visit our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/. ABOUT THE ROLE. Halter is flipping the livestock world on its head. We're scaling fast across NZ, Aus, and the US, lining up multiple new international markets, and the stakes are high. We are looking for an Experienced Hardware Test Engineer to be a technical cornerstone of our Test Engineering pillar within the broader Reliability Function. Our collar is tough and built for the beating it takes day in and day out on a farm, but it can always be tougher. We've iterated it to this point and learnt many tough lessons along the way. We need someone who can design and execute the tests that turn assumptions into evidence—someone who brings rigour, creativity, and speed to every challenge they take on. Our devices face demanding field conditions at incredible scale. We'll be the first virtual fencing company ever with 1 million devices live, and with some customers deploying thousands of units per herd, our testing must be comprehensive—accounting for every edge case to guarantee reliability. Hardware is only getting more important strategically for Halter, and you'll be right at the core, making that happen. It's a rare opportunity to accelerate your career with unique and valuable experience in a high-performance, fast-paced environment where reliability matters. This role reports to our Hardware Test Engineering Manager and sits within the Reliability Function. You'll be the person who designs the test, builds the rig, runs the data, and delivers the evidence that drives confident product decisions. WHAT YOU'LL OWN. Your work produces the evidence that decides whether we ship, whether we hold, and what we fix next. You'll operate with a high degree of autonomy across test design, execution, and infrastructure. Design, build, and run tests that matter: - Design and execute environmental, mechanical, and reliability tests across sub-systems and full product assemblies-HALT, UV exposure, tumble, impact, thermal cycling, ingress, and more. - Own tests end-to-end: from interpreting reliability requirements and writing test plans through to execution, analysis, and delivering clear pass/fail evidence. - Identify gaps in test coverage and propose new methods or approaches to close them. Build and maintain test inf