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# Hardware Test Engineer - Mechanics at Tractian

- **Company:** Tractian
- **Location:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/tractian-technologies-inc-/am9icG9zdDojJz_ZcnHbwHYmNbwAlFBE

## Job description

Hardware at Tractian The Hardware team is responsible for designing and improving our IoT devices, dealing with every step of the development process, ranging from PCB design, firmware programming, case design, validations and certifications, always aiming to build trustworthy products that can be produced at a mass scale.

What will you do As a Hardware Test Engineer specializing in Mechanics, you will be responsible for testing and validating the mechanical reliability of our IoT devices. What does that entail? Designing and executing validation plans, simulating real-world stresses, ensuring durability and compliance, and troubleshooting mechanical failures are all part of your mission. Your end goal is to help Tractian deliver devices that are robust, reliable, and ready for the toughest industrial environments.

## Responsibilities

- Develop and execute detailed mechanical test plans, including stress, vibration, shock, drop, and thermal cycling tests.
- Simulate real-world conditions using test rigs, hydraulic actuators, and environmental chambers to evaluate product endurance.
- Use precision instruments (calipers, strain gauges, accelerometers) to collect and analyze accurate test data.
- Identify mechanical failures, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with design engineers to propose improvements.
- Design and implement test routines for validating mechanical robustness of electronic hardware.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of testing procedures, results, and insights.
- Ensure calibration, maintenance, and correct operation of all testing equipment.
- Stay up to date with testing methodologies, reliability engineering practices, and industry standards.

## Requirements

- 3+ years of experience in mechanical testing, validation, and failure analysis for electronic devices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with accelerated life testing (HALT, HASS, ALT) and environmental stress screening.
- Proficiency with vibration, shock, drop, thermal cycling, humidity, tensile/compression, and fatigue testing.
- Familiarity with CAD/CAE tools (SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, ANSYS) for designing jigs and test equipment. Structural, thermal, and dynamic simulations are a plus.
- Knowledge of materials science, fatigue behavior, and thermal–mechanical reliability of electronic devices.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and material specifications.

Bonus Points

- Experience with DFx methodologies (Design for Reliability, Test, Manufacturability).
- Background in electro-mechanical systems and material compatibility testing.
- Familiarity with international testing standards (IEC, ISO, MIL-STD, ASTM).
- Experience automating test setups with scripting languages (Python, LabVIEW, TestStand).
- Contributions to hardware R&D projects or open-source engineering communities.

## Compensation & Benefits

- Competitive Compensation
- 30 days of paid annual leave
- Education and courses stipend
- Earn a trip anywhere in the world every 4 years
- R$1.035/month for meals allowance
- Health plan with national coverage and without coparticipation
- Dental Insurance: we help you with dental treatment for a better quality of life.
- Wellhub Membership: Access a wide range of gyms and training programs.

## About Tractian

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tractian is an industrial operating system company that combines AI-driven hardware, software, and sensor technology to predict machine failures, eliminate production downtime, and boost operational efficiency for factories worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $120M raised as of December 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (with a significant hub and co-origin office in São Paulo, Brazil)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Igor Marinelli (CEO and Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Industrial IoT, Predictive Maintenance, Asset Condition Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing Software
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Industrial operators (manufacturing plants, shop floors, maintenance teams)
- **Mission**: To eliminate production downtime and elevate human potential in factories worldwide — bridging the gap between humans and machines by making maintenance and reliability a streamlined, cost-efficient advantage.

## Products & Services
- **Tractian Asset Condition Monitoring Platform**: An end-to-end software solution that tracks, prioritizes, and acts on machine health data, providing clear priorities, reduced downtime, and higher uptime.
- **Industrial-Grade Sensors**: Hardware devices built for accuracy and high-fidelity data collection on machine vibration, temperature, and other condition metrics.
- **Industrial Copilot (AI)**: A GPT-based, specialized AI assistant that generates specific, actionable insights tailored to industrial environments, avoiding the context and accuracy issues of generic large language models.
- **Assisted Maintenance**: A category pioneered by Tractian, using AI to identify problems on machines and suggest preventive actions, supporting maintenance professionals in real time.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company); raised $120M in Series C in December 2024.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding across 7+ rounds includes a $120M Series C (Dec 2024), a BRL 230M Series B (Aug 2023), and earlier seed rounds; annual revenue not publicly available (reported as $5M by a third-party aggregator, but considered a low estimate not confirmed by the company).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investor names not fully listed in public sources, but the Series C round included 4 investors and the Series B had 8 investors; the company has raised from multiple funds across its history.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 51.4% YoY to 405 employees (with 287 net-new hires)
  - Ranked #24 Fastest-Growing Company in North America
  - 126 active job openings at time of research
  - 110,000+ LinkedIn followers, growing 20.1% yearly
  - Customers' operations generate over 5% of global industrial GDP
  - Clients see 6–12x ROI, with an average of $6,000 saved per monitored machine annually

## Competitive Advantages
- **Only end-to-end platform** in the market that combines hardware sensors, software, and AI to prevent machine failures and protect production.
- **Specialized AI for industry**: Unlike generic LLMs, Tractian’s Industrial Copilot is trained/contextualized for industrial environments, providing precise, accurate, and actionable insights.
- **First-mover category leadership**: Pioneered the "Assisted Maintenance" category and is recognized as a leader in IoT and Asset Management.
- **Deep industry expertise**: Built by and staffed with people who understand shop-floor challenges, ensuring the product is practical and adopted by frontline workers.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling its position as the **Industrial Copilot** — moving beyond predictive maintenance to a broader AI-driven operational copilot that drives direct ROI.
- Expanding global footprint across North America, South America, and Europe (with existing offices in Atlanta, São Paulo, Germany, and Spain).
- Growing engineering, data, and go-to-market teams to accelerate product development and market penetration.
- Continuing to digitize the largely undigitized industrial sector, enabling AI-driven optimization for manufacturing plants of all sizes.

## Why Work Here
- **Meaningful work**: Directly empower the industrial and frontline workers who keep the global economy moving.
- **High-growth environment**: 51%+ yearly headcount growth and strong external recognition make this a fast-moving, high-visibility place to build a career.
- **Engineering culture**: Hardware developers, data scientists, and software engineers build cutting-edge technology from scratch on complex, hard-to-solve problems.
- **Values ("Blue Caps")**: Customer obsession, transparency, ownership, demanding-and-supportive leadership, and uncompromising quality.
- **Flexibility**: Work types include Remote, Hybrid, and On-site roles, depending on position and location.
- **Compensation & culture**: Employee reviews show a 4.0/5.0 overall rating, with strong marks for compensation (4.5) and career development (4.1).
- **Open technical roles**: Actively hiring for Analytics Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Senior Frontend Software Engineer, and more.

## Sources
1. [tractian.com/en/about](https://tractian.com/en/about)
2. [tractian.com/en](https://tractian.com/en)
3. [careers.tractian.com](https://careers.tractian.com/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/tractian](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tractian)
5. [careers.tractian.com/jobs](https://careers.tractian.com/jobs)

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