Test Technician

Gather AI • Pittsburgh, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Most test roles sit cleanly on one side of the hardware-software divide. This one lives in the middle, and that’s what makes it interesting. As a Test Technician, you’ll own validation at the hardware-software boundary for our MHE Vision platform, the system that turns warehouse forklifts into real-time inventory sensors. You’ll work in our Pittsburgh lab testing sensor integration, validating firmware and software releases, qualifying new compute hardware, and classifying defects across the full stack from physical device to application layer. Our MHEV platform is in production at customer sites and growing, so the quality work you do here has direct impact on systems running in the field. The skill set you build here is intentionally transferable across Gather AI’s product lines, including drone systems, new compute platforms, and future hardware form factors, so the scope of the role grows as the company does.

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience in a hardware test, lab, or technician role in robotics, drones, automotive, industrial automation, consumer electronics, or a similar field
• Genuine experience at the hardware-software boundary, not purely software QA and not purely hardware bench work
• Comfort with embedded device testing: flashing firmware, boot and connectivity verification, functional validation, and regression testing on physical devices
• Hands-on lab skills including wiring, crimping, schematic reading, multimeter use, and comfort assembling and maintaining test rigs
• Linux command line and basic networking including SSH, ping, and IP configuration, as well as the ability to inspect live data streams and replay recorded device logs
• Associate’s degree in a technical field, technical trade certification, military electronics or avionics background, or equivalent hands-on experience. A BS in EE, CE, or Mechatronics is a plus

Nice To Haves

• Experience with embedded compute platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson or ARM-based boards, or familiarity with communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or Ethernet
• Exposure to evaluating or qualifying new hardware platforms against a reference implementation
• Familiarity with ROS or similar robotics middleware, or experience with computer vision and perception pipelines
• Comfort reading and running existing test scripts in Python or another language

Responsibilities

• Execute hardware and system tests in the Pittsburgh lab, validating sensor behavior, firmware functionality, and end-to-end data flow from physical devices through the software stack
• Own pre-deployment validation for outbound MHEV hardware kits and software releases, developing and maintaining repeatable test procedures and clear result documentation
• Debug across hardware, firmware, and software layers, isolating whether an issue originates in the physical device, firmware, drivers, or application software, and routing findings to the right engineering owners
• Qualify new on-vehicle compute platforms as we evaluate hardware alternatives, assessing performance against the reference implementation and contributing to go/no-go decisions
• Identify gaps in test coverage and propose improvements to the regression suite as the product and platform evolve
• Contribute to defect triage, classifying issues accurately and communicating findings clearly to the hardware, firmware, and software teams who need to act on them

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree