Hardware Test Engineer II

Nimble Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health Insurance

401k

Equity

Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Nimble Robotics is seeking a dedicated hardware test design and validation owner for the V6 robot and subsystems. You will run validation across component, subassembly, and system levels, own cycle testers end to end, and generate reliability data to de-risk deployments.

You will lead test design, drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain, maintain test infra, and collaborate with integration engineers to accelerate feature development and deployment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering.
• 2–5 years in hardware or reliability test, validation, or mechatronics.
• Hands-on debug with meters, scopes, and DAQ; read schematics and drawings.
• Experience with Linux CLI, Git, and scripting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own test design and execution for new hardware products across EVT to PVT.
• Lead physical pick/pack testing to optimize pickability and placement.
• Own robot system cycle testers, maintenance, testing, and failure analysis.
• Build and maintain hardware test infrastructure.
• Track test cycles and MTBF/MTTF; drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain.

Skills

Hardware debugging

Lab testing

Linux CLI

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

DAQ systems

Electrical schematics

Job description

About Nimble

Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid, the first robot in the world capable of performing thousands of tasks across the supply chain. We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue. We are a hardcore and obsessed team of the world’s best engineers and operators. If you are obsessed with your craft, enjoy a high-intensity and fast moving high impact environment, are super high agency in getting hard things done and want to be part of building the world’s most legendary robotics company at the most pivotal moment in history, we want to work with you.

We are on a mission to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial. We will accomplish this by training robot AGI to invent and build the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – powered by generalist superhumanoids.

Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab), Marc Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), and Sebastian Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles).

Let’s be legendary.

Link: Nimble Closes $106 Million Series C Funding Round, Scales Fully Autonomous Fulfillment with FedEx

Link: FedEx Announces Expansion of FedEx Fulfillment With Nimble Alliance

Why Join Nimble?

At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.

Nimble's Core Values

• Be relentlessly resourceful-Challenge conventions and overcome obstacles.
• Be legendary-Be the very best and do work that inspires.
• Be humble-Prioritize growth, learning, and doing whatever is needed to further the mission.
• Be dependable-Take ownership and deliver with high agency.

Role summary

The dedicated owner of physical hardware test design and execution for the V6 robot and its subsystems. Sitting inside SI&T, this role runs component-, subassembly-, and system-level validation, owns our cycle testers end to end, and generates the reliability data (MTBF/MTTF) that de-risks V6 ahead of the Walmart warehouse delivery. It frees integration engineers from ad hoc bench work so they can focus on feature development and deployment support.

Key responsibilities

• Own test design and execution for new hardware products and mechanical revisions across feasibility, EVT, DVT, and PVT.
• Lead physical pick/pack testing: evaluate and optimize SKU pickability, grip reliability, and placement accuracy.
• Take full ownership of robot system and subsystem cycle testers: hardware bringup, routine maintenance, test execution, and deep-dive debug of physical and electrical failures.
• Build and maintain hardware test infrastructure.
• Track test cycles and MTTF/MTBF, run routine wear measurements, conduct teardowns and failure analysis, and drive root cause with Design and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering.
• 2 to 5 years in hardware or reliability test, validation, or mechatronics, ideally with electro-mechanical or robotic systems.
• Hands-on debug with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and DAQ; ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Statistical analysis and DOE for test design; experience with lifecycle and fatigue testing.
• Comfortable with Linux CLI, Git, and basic Python/bash scripting.

Compensation

The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $120,000 and $155,000/year. Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this position will also receive generous equity for this position.

Culture

We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. We’re not in this to do what’s easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals. If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit!

Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.

Nimble's Benefits

• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Enjoy the time you need to travel, rejuvenate, and connect with friends and family.
• Health Insurance
• Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family.
• Paid Parental Leave
• Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth.
• Commuter Benefits
• Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully paid parking spots.
• Referral Bonus
• Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring.
• 401k
• Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning.
• Equity
• Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program