Hardware Test Engineer — Robotic Hands & Actuators

Halodi Robotics; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) with company match

FSA/HSA options

Commuter benefits

Disability & life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite snacks

Job summary

1X is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer in San Carlos to build and own tests for NEO’s hands, developing test software, stations, and procedures that characterize actuators and sensors and keep production moving with confidence.

You will bridge hardware, firmware, and software, turning raw data into clear root-cause insights while collaborating across teams to ensure repeatable success on high-cycle components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field with hands-on hardware test experience.
• 5+ years in hardware test, validation, or manufacturing test engineering.
• Experience writing software for test, data logging, and plotting.
• Strong fundamentals in motors, encoders, gearing, and related hardware.

Responsibilities

• Build automated pass/fail test scripts and data plots for hand actuators and sensors.
• Own test PCs and production stations, ensuring reliability and validation.
• Diagnose failures via logs and waveforms, delivering root-cause summaries.
• Write repeatable test procedures for technicians on live production equipment.
• Design fixtures and jigs to accelerate validation of hands and high-cycle actuators.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical intuition

Data-driven debugging

Production mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/CE

Tools

Git

Linux

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

CAD

3D printing

ROS

Job description

1X is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer in San Carlos to build and own tests for NEO’s hands, developing test software, stations, and procedures that characterize actuators and sensors and keep production moving with confidence.

You will bridge hardware, firmware, and software, turning raw data into clear root-cause insights while collaborating across teams to ensure repeatable success on high-cycle components.