Robotics Hardware Data Engineer — Equity & Test Automation

Meta; Redmond; On-site; AUD 208,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Robotics Studio in Australia is seeking a skilled Prototype Test Engineer to join our Data Operations team. You will lead unit bring-up, debugging, and new controls, ensuring functionality across prototype builds and adapting tests from firmware teams.

You will build scalable test automation in Python, automate data collection, and drive reliability and efficiency across stations and build lines, supporting leadership with clear metrics.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience with production-quality software and hardware integration in Python, Rust, C#, or C++.
• Experience with hardware development and test development from zero to one.
• Experience validating hardware/software across prototype/production hardware.
• Experience building test automation frameworks or tooling beyond personal scripts.
• Excellent written communication with non-technical stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with product design to understand unit bring-up and new controls.
• Debug and support first unit learnings for prototype builds embedded with the first unit build.
• Perform 'signs of life' testing to ensure basic unit functionality.
• Adapt features/tests from firmware/software teams to ensure functionality and quality.
• Build, extend, and own test automation frameworks in Python or equivalent.
• Automate recurring test, data collection, and reporting workflows for visibility.
• Scale testing to support advanced functionality and calibration testing.
• Analyze field failures and contribute to user guides from testing insights.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align on test frameworks and standards.
• Identify opportunities for test process improvements and implement changes.

Skills

Python

Rust

C#

C++

Test automation

Embedded hardware

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

Shell scripting

SQL

Linux

Windows test environments

Job description

Meta Robotics Studio in Australia is seeking a skilled Prototype Test Engineer to join our Data Operations team. You will lead unit bring-up, debugging, and new controls, ensuring functionality across prototype builds and adapting tests from firmware teams.

You will build scalable test automation in Python, automate data collection, and drive reliability and efficiency across stations and build lines, supporting leadership with clear metrics.