Hardware Test Engineer, Droid

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the ground test strategy for the droid and its interaction with zipping point infrastructure - from pickup and drop-off mechanics, to tether engagement, to environmental exposure of the mated system.
• Design, build, and deploy custom mechanical test fixtures and life-test rigs, from concept through fabrication, bring-up, and long-duration operation
• Develop the electrical and instrumentation side of these test systems. Load cells, thermocouples, encoders, current sensing, motor drivers, pneumatic actuators, DAQ, safety interlocks, etc.
• Write the automation software that runs them - Python scripting, data logging, live health monitoring, automated pass/fail evaluation, integration into our broader hardware test framework.
• Drive test campaigns from early prototype validation through qualification, life testing, and production end-of-line testing.
• Triage and root-cause failures across mechanical, electrical, and firmware domains, using data, test heritage, and one-off targeted campaigns.
• Partner directly with the mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers designing EV3 - pushing back on requirements when the physics doesn't support them, and proposing changes when testing reveals…
• Travel occasionally to suppliers and manufacturing partners (China, Malaysia, Japan, Italy, Germany, Vietnam) to deploy test equipment, qualify processes, and support production ramps.