Associate Principal Robotics Test Engineer

Dyson Institute; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Dyson Institute is seeking an experienced software test framework lead to drive the design and development of testing infrastructure for robot vacuum firmware and cloud services. You will lead vision-based testing and data-pipeline initiatives, transforming test results into actionable insights to improve reliability across hardware and software platforms.

This role demands 7+ years of experience, strong Python expertise, and a deep understanding of IoT architectures, embedded systems, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software test framework or test infrastructure development.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for test framework development.
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and principles, and concurrent programming.
• Experience designing vision-based systems and developing object-tracking solutions.
• Solid understanding of electronic hardware and its interfaces with software systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive and cross-team communication.
• Knowledge of IoT architectures including embedded software, cloud services and ML.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of test frameworks for validating firmware and cloud integration.
• Develop vision-based testing frameworks to assess robot behaviour and capture data for debugging.
• Create data pipelines transforming test logs into actionable insights.
• Build a leading quality dashboard with early indicators of software/hardware quality.
• Drive AI/ML and advanced data analytics to improve detection reliability and efficiency.
• Serve as technical authority within QA, aligning testing across product lifecycle.

Skills

Python for test framework development

Vision-based testing

Object-tracking

Software design patterns

Concurrent programming

Embedded IoT architectures

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electronic Engineering

Job description

About us

Dyson’s Test & Quality Assurance team helps ensure that every product reflects the quality and reliability of the Dyson brand. We apply world-class engineering practices and automated testing methods across the product lifecycle. This includes simulating product components and operating conditions to test a wide range of scenarios, as well as using image recognition and other advanced technologies to identify and validate elements displayed in user interfaces. Our Quality Management System experts embed quality throughout the Scaled Agile Framework development process and use customer feedback to inform future product improvements. Our laboratories support unattended testing of both partial and complete products—including moving robots—enabling effective remote testing and collaboration.

About the role

• Lead the design and development of test frameworks for validating robot vacuum cleaner firmware and its integration with cloud services and the MyDyson app.
• Lead the design and development of vision-based testing frameworks to assess robot behaviour and capture test data for issue diagnosis and debugging.
• Lead the design and development of data pipelines that transform test logs and results into actionable insights.
• Develop and drive a leading quality dashboard that provides early indicators of software and hardware quality (SWHWPS).
• Drive innovation in test methodologies, including the application of AI/ML and advanced data analytics to improve detection reliability and test efficiency.
• Serve as a technical authority within the Test & Quality Assurance team, collaborating with Development, Operations, Quality and Design teams to integrate testing seamlessly into the product development lifecycle.
• Define and communicate the robot test framework roadmap, report progress to senior stakeholders, and ensure clear alignment across teams.

About you

• At least 7 years of experience in software test framework or test infrastructure development.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for test framework development.
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and principles, as well as concurrent programming.
• Experience designing vision-based systems and developing object-tracking solutions.
• A strong understanding of electronic hardware and its interfaces with software systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of software architectures for IoT products, including embedded systems, mobile applications, cloud services and machine learning.
• Experience developing professional, automated web-based dashboards would be advantageous.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.