Your ImpactAs a Manager on the Product Integrity team, you'll lead the engineers who prove Axon's hardware is ready for the field. The Manager, Hardware Validation owns the hardware validation plan and team for all Axon products. This role blends people leadership with hands-on technical ownership: coaching a team of validation engineers, setting the technical bar for test rigor, and partnering across Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management teams to ensure products meet functional, environmental, reliability, and safety requirements at every program milestone.
What You'll DoLocation: Onsite at our Phoenix, Deer Valley location
Reports to: Senior Director, Product Integrity
Direct Reports: Hardware Validation Engineers
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of hardware validation engineers, setting technical direction, priorities, and career growth plans.
- Own the validation plan for assigned product programs, from requirements definition through prototype, development, and production release.
- Define and drive execution of test plans covering functional, environmental (thermal, vibration, ingress, drop/shock), EMC/EMI, reliability, and safety compliance testing.
- Partner with Hardware Engineering, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory teams to identify design risks early and drive root-cause investigations to closure.
- Support test lab infrastructure needs, including equipment, fixtures, automation, and data systems, for assigned product lines.
- Track validation metrics and exit criteria for program gate reviews, and report status and risk to the Sr. Manager, Hardware Validation.
- Support relationships with external test labs and certification bodies (UL, FCC, CE, MIL-STD, IP ratings, and similar) for assigned programs.
- Drive continuous improvement in test coverage, cycle time, and defect escape rates within the team.
What You Bring- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in hardware test, validation, or reliability engineering.
- 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineers in a validation, test, or reliability function.
- Hands-on experience with environmental and reliability test methods (e.g., HALT/HASS, vibration, thermal, ingress, drop/shock, EMC).
- Working knowledge of industry and regulatory test standards (MIL-STD, IEC, ISO, ASTM) and EMC/regulatory certification processes.
- Experience with test automation, data acquisition systems, and statistical analysis of test results (e.g., DOE, reliability modeling, Weibull analysis).
- Strong communication skills, with experience presenting test results and technical trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience with connected/IoT hardware, wearables, or public safety technology is a plus.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification a plus.
Travel required:Up to 15%, for manufacturing and supplier site visits, outside test labs, and program reviews.
Benefits that Benefit You- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Discretionary paid time off
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Paid parental leave for all
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Medical, dental, and vision plans
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Fitness programs
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Emotional and mental wellness support
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Learning and development programs
- p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Important NotesThe above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
