Director of Robotic Test Operations

Apptronik; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Manager, Test Operations to lead hands-on development of scalable manufacturing test infrastructure for robotic systems, from NPI through production ramp.

The role focuses on test automation, hardware-software integration, and providing robust diagnostic tools on the manufacturing floor, working with test/validation engineers, firmware teams, and manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leading complex electromechanical system test development for automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience developing scalable architectures for test infrastructure.
• Proven ability to lead engineers and deliver cross-disciplinary systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team that deploys manufacturing test software and hardware for PCBAs, actuators, cables, and full robot systems.
• Own testing processes, reliability, and deployment across manufacturing environments.
• Establish APIs/interfaces between test software and hardware systems; drive CI/CD and code reviews.

Skills

Technical leadership

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing test

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Git

ROS/ROS2

EtherCAT

CAN

RS485

Linux

CI/CD

Job description

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Manager, Test Operations to lead hands-on development of scalable manufacturing test infrastructure for robotic systems, from NPI through production ramp.

The role focuses on test automation, hardware-software integration, and providing robust diagnostic tools on the manufacturing floor, working with test/validation engineers, firmware teams, and manufacturing operations.