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Robotics System Test Engineer

South San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define test strategy and lead full-system validation for autonomous heavy-duty robots operating in outdoor construction environments.

Role type

Senior Robotics System Test Engineer

Builds

Autonomous robotics systems for infrastructure construction (solar, etc.)

Domain

Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Construction Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Robotics testing, Test automation, Python, C++, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, ROS2, Root-cause analysis, Safety procedures

Preferred skills

Mechanical/electrical fixture design, Field incident investigation, Quantitative acceptance criteria definition

Technologies

Python, C++, ROS2

Responsibilities

Define test strategy for autonomy stack (perception, planning, manipulation), Lead full-system test campaigns on heavy robots outdoors, Design and build mechanical/electrical test fixtures, Execute performance and reliability testing, Develop and enforce safety procedures for large autonomous machines, Produce data-driven test reports with traceability

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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