Also called: Validation Engineer, Product Test Engineer
Designs tests that prove new devices work under heat, cold, vibration, and years of use.
You bake prototype laptops in an oven, drop phones onto concrete, and write scripts that automatically test every unit coming off a production line.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical or computer engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated test rigs and AI analysis speed testing; designing tests and judging real failures stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Statistics, Electronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2061.
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