Hardware Quality Co-op: Verification & Validation Engineer

Berkshire Grey, Inc.

Bedford (MA)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 34,000

Part time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Berkshire Grey, Inc. in Bedford, MA invites a Spring 2027 Hardware Quality Co-op to join the Scoop engineering quality team.

You will plan and execute targeted verification and validation tests for subassemblies, mechanisms, sensors, and system integration, translating design intent into concrete acceptance criteria. You will collaborate across mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and field teams to develop test procedures, document results, and build reusable V&V assets

Qualifications

Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Interest in verification and validation, test engineering, reliability, quality engineering, robotics, or electromechanical systems.
Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, including sensors, actuators, mechanisms, drawings, tolerances, and assembly variation.
Experience with CAD for reviewing or creating mechanical designs and test fixtures; SolidWorks preferred.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, especially when working with incomplete information or complex system behavior.
Ability to write clear test plans, procedures, acceptance criteria, technical summaries, and investigation notes.
Experience with data analysis or scripting tools such as Excel, Python, MATLAB, Kibana, or similar.
Ability to interpret test results, logs, camera/video evidence, inspection findings, and hardware observations together to form clear conclusions.
Detail-oriented and disciplined about documenting configurations, assumptions, results, deviations, and follow-up actions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to ask effective technical questions and work across teams.
Ability to work effectively in a hands-on engineering, manufacturing, and lab environment.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute targeted verification and validation tests for Scoop subassemblies, mechanisms, sensors, and system integration points.
Develop clear test procedures, setup instructions, measurement methods, and pass/fail criteria based on design intent and expected system behavior.
Support development, manufacture, and operation of test fixtures and test articles needed to reproduce issues, characterize design margins, or validate acceptance criteria.
Characterize the range of manufacturing and assembly variation that the system can tolerate, using controlled test conditions and documented evidence.
Expand factory acceptance testing and sub-assembly FAT protocols to better cover issues observed in manufacturing, integration, and deployed systems.
Support lab or manufacturing reproductions of field issues using logs, camera/video review, inspection notes, sensor data, and hardware observations.
Collect, organize, and analyze test results to identify trends, deviations, recurring failure modes, and opportunities for reliability improvement.
Build concise technical summaries that connect test evidence to conclusions, recommended actions, and open questions.
Maintain reusable V&V assets such as test report templates, setup checklists, issue trackers, acceptance criteria libraries, and evidence folders.
Work across mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, quality, and field teams to gather input and close gaps during test planning and execution.
Support continuous improvement efforts related to manufacturing quality, build readiness, field reliability, and data visibility.