Operations Test Engineer

At Bedrock were moving AI out of the lab and into the real world. Our team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. Today were deploying autonomous systems on heavy construction equipment across the country improving safety on job sites and accelerating schedules on critical infrastructure projects.

Were not here debating the future of AI. Were deploying it in the real just two years weve raised $350M and achieved the first fully autonomous excavator deployments in construction.

This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. Youll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations cant touch. If youre ready to do meaningful work on hard problems wed love to have you join us.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Operations Test Engineer to join our growing team. This role is crucial to the success of our product lifecycle bridging the gap between development and deployment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of hands-on testing expertise and a foundational understanding of test architecture design. You will be responsible for defining developing and executing comprehensive test plans that validate our robotic systems performance reliability and operational readiness in real-world environments. This role requires close collaboration with both the engineering development and operations teams.

• Test Plan Development: Partner with hardware and software development teams early in the concept phase to design comprehensive end-to-end test plans and strategies.

• Requirements Traceability: Ensure all test plans are directly traceable to product requirements user stories and operational specifications.

• Test Architecture: Design and implement test fixtures jigs and automated test scripts (both hardware and software) necessary for efficient and repeatable testing.

• Tool Development: Select configure and maintain testing tools and equipment to support both manual and automated testing efforts.

• Execution: Conduct rigorous functional performance endurance environmental and operational readiness testing on robotic hardware embedded systems and control software.

• Defect Management: Identify document prioritize and track defects and performance issues using established bug tracking systems. Collaborate with engineering to verify fixes.

• Data Analysis: Collect analyze and interpret test data using statistical methods to provide clear actionable insights into product quality and areas for improvement.

• Reporting: Generate detailed test reports including executive summaries failure analysis and recommendations for operational deployment readiness.

• Integration Testing: Lead integration testing efforts between different robotic subsystems (e.g. mechanical electrical firmware and high-level control software).

• Partnership with Development: Work closely with the Development team to define and validate a variety of test from subsystem to product level verification and validation

• Continuous Improvement: Participate in design reviews root cause analysis (RCA) sessions and post-mortem discussions to continuously improve product design and testing processes.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Robotics or a related technical field.

• 2 years of experience in product testing quality assurance or validation preferably within a robotics hardware or industrial automation environment.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and documenting formal test plans test cases and test procedures from scratch based on high-level product specifications.

• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python MATLAB) for test automation and data analysis.

• Hands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or similar system-level testing.

• Strong understanding of data acquisition systems sensor validation and instrumentation.

• Experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g. EtherCAT Modbus CAN).

• Familiarity with environmental testing standards (e.g. shock vibration thermal).

• Experience with common robotic operating systems or frameworks (e.g. ROS).

• Coding languages such as Python C RUST and SQL

• Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC) or other data-driven quality methodologies.

• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g. Jira Linear Testiny).

Our roles are often flexible. If you dont fit all the criteria or are in another location (especially one where we have an office like SF or NY) please apply anyway! Wed love to consider you.

Required Experience:

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