Senior SQA Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for both web applications (Orbit) and embedded robotic systems.
• Apply systems thinking to design test architecture and automated test cases that validate full end-to-end user workflows, from the Orbit web interface down to robot actuation, navigation, and payload operations.
• Implement Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automated testing to rigorously validate robot performance, dynamic stability, environmental perception, and autonomy.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and test development strategies to ensure thorough verification across browsers, web APIs, and robotic hardware variants.
• Collaborate closely with web developers, embedded software engineers, and hardware teams to understand system architecture and identify testability requirements.
• Perform complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across software and physical hardware boundaries, analyzing system logs, web traffic, and telemetry.
• Integrate automated web and system test suites into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to drive early feedback and continuous quality.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in automated software testing for web applications and complex electromechanical/robotics systems.
• Proven expertise in web automation, ideally using Playwright.
• Strong proficiency in Python for system test development and test framework integration (e.g., pytest). Familiarity with C++ and/or Typscript/Javascript is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automation and testing physical robotics or embedded platforms.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking approach to software quality, with the capability to analyze end-to-end interactions across web applications, REST APIs, network connectivity, and robotic control systems.
• Experience with version control, build systems, and CI/CD toolchains (Git/GitHub, BuildKite, Jenkins, or similar).
• Strong problem-solving skills with a ‘tinkerer/builder’ mindset and enthusiasm for hands-on work with robotic hardware.