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QA Engineer & Team Lead, Robotics - Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY, USFull-time2026-09-25 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead quality assurance efforts and a small QA team for next-generation autonomous robotic platforms, combining team management with hands-on software and hardware validation.

Role type

Senior QA Engineer & Team Lead (Robotics)

Builds

Autonomous robots and data-driven solutions for retail operations

Domain

Robotics, Computer Vision, Retail Technology

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

QA strategy definition, automated test framework development, root cause analysis, team leadership, CI/CD pipeline management, Python, C++, Linux, Agile/Scrum, defect tracking

Preferred skills

Robot Operating System (ROS/ROS2)

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a small QA team; define and execute QA strategy and test methodologies; design and maintain automated test frameworks for software and robotic systems; perform hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) verification; conduct functional, integration, system, regression, and performance testing; partner with Engineering and Product teams on release readiness.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership