Role overview

WHOOP is seeking a Staff Hardware Test Engineer to lead manufacturing test strategy and deliver scalable test solutions that ensure every WHOOP device meets quality and reliability standards. You will own complex manufacturing test challenges from strategy through execution and production outcomes, working across multiple engineering disciplines to drive alignment and measurable improvements in test coverage, quality, yield, cycle time, and cost.

Key responsibilities

Lead the architecture, development, validation, and deployment of automated test equipment, electrical test fixtures, and control systems for engineering validation, new product introduction, and mass production.
Develop scalable automated test methodologies and applications using Python to validate electrical, functional, RF, and sensor performance on manufacturing lines.
Drive cross-functional alignment across Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to optimize tradeoffs between test coverage, product quality, cycle time, yield, cost, and schedule.
Lead manufacturing test investigations by structuring problems, identifying technical and operational risks, and driving teams to root cause and resolution.
Own manufacturing test readiness through factory bring-up and production ramp, including fixture qualification, calibration, correlation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
Analyze manufacturing and test data to identify systemic opportunities and deliver measurable improvements in yield, process capability, test coverage, quality, cycle time, and cost.
Establish manufacturing test best practices and standards while mentoring engineers on test architecture, debugging, automation, and manufacturing test methodologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
10 or more years of experience developing hardware test systems, automated test equipment, or manufacturing test solutions for high-volume consumer electronics or similarly complex products.
Demonstrated experience independently owning manufacturing test strategy and execution from product development through new product introduction, ramp, and mass production.
Deep understanding of electronics, instrumentation, measurement systems, and communication protocols including UART, I²C, SPI, USB, Bluetooth, and NFC.
Strong proficiency in Python for developing automated manufacturing test applications; experience with C/C++ or other systems languages is preferred.
Extensive experience designing, validating, and debugging manufacturing test fixtures, instrumentation, and production hardware, with knowledge of test methodologies including calibration, correlation, GR&R, process capability, yield analysis, and failure analysis.
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams, influence technical decisions, and deliver measurable improvements in manufacturing quality, yield, efficiency, test coverage, or cost.

What makes this role worth considering

This position is based in WHOOP’s Boston, MA office and offers the opportunity to work at a mission-driven company focused on unlocking and inspiring performance for life. You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across a diverse range of disciplines while establishing manufacturing excellence standards that scale across the organization.