Member of Technical Staff , Frontier AI & Robotics

Join our Frontier AI & Robotics team to support the development of test infrastructure for next-generation robotic systems that will transform how robots perceive and interact with the world. Youll take ownership of designing and implementing software-driven test and validation frameworks across advanced actuators precision sensors and robotic subsystems ensuring engineering validation and manufacturing test readiness to support breakthrough AI research and real-world deployment.

Key job responsibilities
- Test Infrastructure Development - Design develop and maintain automated test frameworks for engineering validation and manufacturing test of robotic systems and subsystems. Build scalable reusable test software that integrates with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments data acquisition systems and robotic control interfaces.
- Software Integration & Automation - Develop test automation software in Python C or equivalent languages to exercise actuators sensors vision systems and communication interfaces. Implement scripted test sequences data logging pipelines and pass/fail criteria for prototype and production-intent hardware.
- Hardware Bring-Up & SW/HW Integration - Perform hands-on hardware bring-up of robotic subsystems including power sequencing communication interface validation peripheral initialization and firmware/software integration. Debug across the full stack from board-level hardware through embedded firmware to application-layer test software to bring new hardware revisions to a validated testable state.
- Engineering Validation & Mfg Test - Create and execute test protocols for functional validation performance characterization and regression testing of robotic subsystems. Develop test stations and software tooling that transition from R&D validation through manufacturing test readiness.
- Debugging & Failure Analysis - Troubleshoot and root-cause issues across the robotic platform (power compute comms actuators sensors) using software diagnostic tools log analysis and bench instrumentation. Conduct failure analysis from component to system level. Reproduce critical failures and bridge communication between the lab and engineering teams.
- Data Analysis & Reporting - Build data pipelines and analysis tools to aggregate test results identify trends and generate automated test reports. Develop dashboards or visualization tools that provide engineering teams with actionable insights on hardware quality and reliability.
- Technical Documentation - Author and maintain test plans test procedures automation framework documentation failure analysis reports and troubleshooting guides; uphold consistent documentation standards across the lab.
- Lab Operations Support - Support equipment maintenance inventory management vendor coordination and safety/regulatory compliance for test lab environments.

A day in the life
Your focus centers on the software test infrastructure and hardware integration that validates our advanced robotic platforms. Youll develop and maintain automated test systems for engineering validation and manufacturing test while getting hands-on with hardware bring-up and debugging working alongside hardware engineers firmware developers and fellow technicians. Your responsibilities include writing test automation code building HIL test environments bringing up new hardware revisions debugging SW/HW integration issues at the bench analyzing test data and designing test fixtures. Throughout the day you balance developing new test capabilities with hands-on hardware integration supporting urgent prototype bring-up requests maintaining test infrastructure and preparing test readiness for upcoming milestones. Youre switching between writing code at your workstation probing signals and validating hardware at the bench collaborating in design reviews with engineers and ensuring test lab equipment is calibrated and maintained.

About the team
At Frontier AI & Robotics were not just advancing robotics were reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through frontier foundation models and end-to-end learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex real-world scenarios.

What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazons computational infrastructure and rich real-world datasets to train and deploy state-of-the-art foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence from multimodal perception using images videos and sensor data to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse real-world scenarios. Were building systems that dont just work in the lab but scale to meet the demands of Amazons global operations.

Join us if youre excited about pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotics working with world-class researchers and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.

- 4 years of experience developing test automation software for electromechanical or robotic systems
- Proficiency in Python C or equivalent programming languages for test automation and data acquisition
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up board-level debugging and SW/HW integration for embedded or electromechanical systems
- Knowledge of test instrumentation and measurement devices (oscilloscope DAQ systems logic analyzer or equivalent)
- Understanding of electromechanical systems including power distribution communication buses (CAN EtherCAT RS-485) and sensor integration
- Experience developing automated test protocols test frameworks and technical documentation for prototype or production hardware
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD practices for test software

- Bachelors degree or equivalent in computer science electrical engineering robotics mechanical engineering or a related field
- Experience building test infrastructure for engineering validation or manufacturing test environments
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics mechanical drawings and system architecture diagrams
- Experience integrating and debugging across firmware embedded Linux and application-layer software on robotic or electromechanical platforms
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test frameworks robotic system acceptance testing and automated regression test suites
- Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. Foxglove Grafana MATLAB or equivalent)
- Experience with real-time operating systems embedded test interfaces or FPGA-based test platforms
- Operational experience with robotic control systems including performance monitoring hardware health diagnostics and data-driven analysis of robotic system behavior during testing
- Experience designing test systems for high degree-of-freedom robotic platforms including actuators force/torque sensors IMUs encoders vision systems and associated control hardware

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