CareerPlan

Operations Manufacturing Test Lead

San Francisco, CAFull-time2026-06-26 → 2026-10-23

Core

Design, build, and scale robust test systems for autonomous construction machinery to ensure product quality from early development through high-volume manufacturing and fleet deployment.

Role type

Manufacturing Test Engineer (Hardware/Embedded Systems)

Builds

Automated test frameworks, diagnostic tools, and production test stations for heavy construction machinery

Domain

Autonomous systems, heavy construction machinery, hardware manufacturing

Required skills

Automated test development, hardware validation, Python scripting, test equipment operation (oscilloscopes, DAQs, sensors), MES system configuration, failure analysis, reliability testing, data analysis (SQL/Python), embedded systems testing

Preferred skills

Robotics, autonomous systems, vision systems, HIL/SIL testing, high-volume manufacturing environments

Technologies

Python, SQL, MES systems, DAQs, sensors, robotics interfaces

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end manufacturing test strategy across EVT/DVT/PVT phases, develop automated test scripts and sequences, integrate test equipment and vision systems, configure work orders and test flows within MES, lead test bring-up for new products, execute reliability and stress testing, analyze failure trends to adjust test strategies

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC