Autonomy Robot Platform Test Automation Engineer

DeWinter BH; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DeWinter Group seeks an Engineer – Robot Platform Test Automation to advance autonomous mobility through hardware-in-the-loop testing. This onsite role in Foster City entails building reusable libraries, tools, and scripts for design validation, characterization testing, and live data visualization.

Collaboration across software, electronics, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering is essential. The ideal candidate has a strong Python background, extensive hardware testing experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of programming experience in Python or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience with electronics or hardware testing or equivalent
• Experience with concurrent programming using threads and queues
• Experience with test automation frameworks such as PyTest or Robot Framework
• Experience developing Bash scripts or embedded C/C++ in a Linux environment
• Strong software development fundamentals focused on code quality and maintainability
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong technical documentation and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Implement design characterization tests for robotaxi hardware and systems.
• Develop reusable libraries for interfacing with laboratory equipment and displaying live test data.
• Create reusable tools for semi-automated testing and test station configuration.
• Collaborate with test leads to design test stations and plans based on technical specifications.
• Partner with Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, and Systems engineers on test development and execution.
• Collaborate with design engineers and project managers to plan and support test campaigns.
• Develop software and automation that supports hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Document software and tools so they are accessible and maintainable for users inside and outside the team.
• Promote code quality, long-term maintainability, and software engineering best practices.

Skills

Python programming

Electronics testing

Concurrent programming

Test automation

Linux Bash/C/C++

Code quality

Technical collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Python

PyTest

Robot Framework

Bash scripting

C/C++ (embedded)

Linux

Job description

DeWinter Group seeks an Engineer – Robot Platform Test Automation to advance autonomous mobility through hardware-in-the-loop testing. This onsite role in Foster City entails building reusable libraries, tools, and scripts for design validation, characterization testing, and live data visualization.

Collaboration across software, electronics, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering is essential. The ideal candidate has a strong Python background, extensive hardware testing experience, and