Staff Robotics Test Engineer

Exol•Wilmington, MA

2d•$149,000 - $204,600•Onsite

About The Position

Symbotic is seeking a Staff Robotics Test Engineer to facilitate the advancement of test coverage and integration robustness through test automation and tool development. This role will support multiple robotic platforms for growing customer projects. The engineer will be part of a team working on Symbot, the mobile robot, which is central to Symbotic's automation solution for case storage and retrieval in a fully autonomous structure operating thousands of Symbots at customer sites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
Minimum 6 years of engineering experience testing complex robotics and integrated hardware/software systems.
Strong robotics systems testing expertise, including hardware integration, validation, and troubleshooting.
Proficient in Python, C++, Bash, Linux, Git, and test automation frameworks (e.g., PyTest).
Experience with CI/CD tools, containerization, data analysis, and log parsing techniques.
Solid knowledge of software QA principles, testing methodologies, and embedded/robotic systems.
Hands-on experience with ROS, Gazebo, robotics simulation platforms, and HIL/SIL testing environments.
Experience building scalable robotic test frameworks and familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

Own design, implement and run software test for mobile robot drive and pick n’ place capabilities.
Owns development of simulation in the loop and hardware in the loop testing for verification of robot behaviors.
Own software integration testing of systems and subsystems.
Lead testing framework development for scalability across multiple robot platforms.
Implement and conduct tests via scripting, data log parsing and analysis.
Collaborate with software developers to develop tests that verify performance of new robot capabilities.
Perform root cause analysis and system level debugging of hardware/software components for mobile robot platform.
Troubleshoot system problems in production or design by investigating issues related to product performance or production difficulties.