Test Engineer

Robotics Test Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

San Francisco, CA (On-site) | Full-time

About the Company

Our client is a well-funded autonomous vehicle company launching a new transportation division. The division builds on autonomy technology already proven in production industrial environments. The team is engineering-led and fast-moving, and it deploys real technology into production rather than running lab-only simulations. This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape how new vehicles are onboarded, tested, and validated within a modular, OEM-agnostic autonomous stack.

About the Role

We are seeking a Robotics Test Engineer to help scale device bring-up and testing infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. You’ll build the processes, tools, and test frameworks that bring new vehicle devices live across multiple OEM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create processes and write software for flashing, bring-up, and testing new vehicle devices across multiple major OEMs
• Debug complex software-to-hardware integration issues alongside technicians, electrical engineers, and robotics engineers
• Build hardware-in-the-loop tests for actuation, burn-in, and bench testing
• Develop tools and test frameworks for technicians, including visualization, test deployment, result tracking, and test execution
• Assess and build scalable processes to bring new devices live within the autonomous software stack

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in robotics or autonomy test engineering, with direct experience building end-to-end software test environments for physical robotic or autonomous systems
• Experience enabling controls, planning, systems, or autonomy teams to validate their software through shared test frameworks and infrastructure
• Proficiency in C++, Python, and Linux systems
• Experience designing and building automated test frameworks, test environments, integration testing, and validation infrastructure
• Hands-on understanding of autonomy stack components such as sensors, LiDAR, actuators, networking/comms, and controls
• Background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or similarly complex real-world autonomous systems
• BS in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Based in the SF Bay Area and able to work on-site 5 days per week in San Francisco'

Nice to Have

• Experience with hardware/software integration, device bring-up, or flashing
• Experience building hardware-in-the-loop or bench testing frameworks

Tech Stack

C++, Python, Linux, Sensors, LiDAR, Actuators, Electrical Systems, Network Communication Systems, Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $182,000–$230,000
• Competitive equity
• Visa sponsorship available, including new H1B and TN, plus OPT and H1B transfers