Head of Test Automation & Manufacturing Ops

Apptronik; Austin (TX); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Apptronik is seeking a Manager, Test Operations to lead hands‑on efforts in developing manufacturing test software and hardware for robots. You will guide automated testing, system integration, and tooling across the factory floor, collaborating with test, validation, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes scalable test frameworks, maintainable tooling, and reliable deployment in fast‑paced robotics production, with travel up to 20% and strong leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• 5+ years leading complex electromechanical system test development for automated manufacturing systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to represent the team to senior leadership and customers.
• Proven technical leadership — leading engineers and owning delivery of complex, cross‑disciplinary systems.
• Formal people‑management experience — hiring, developing, and directing a team.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing sites, up to 20%.
• Experience leading teams in embedded systems, hardware/software integration, serial communication protocols, and networked systems.

Responsabilités

• Lead the team that deploys manufacturing test software and hardware for PCBAs, actuators, cable harnesses, electromechanical subassemblies, and full robot system testing.
• Ensure scalable and modular test frameworks across multiple test stations and product lines.
• Deliver automated functional tests, hardware validation tools, and diagnostic utilities for the manufacturing floor.
• Establish APIs and interfaces between test software and hardware systems.
• Own testing process reliability, maintainability, and deployment consistency.
• Champion integration of embedded systems, firmware interfaces, sensors, actuators, motion control, and data acquisition hardware.
• Set direction for hardware bring‑up, debugging, and troubleshooting in manufacturing environments.
• Collaborate with test/validation teams to ensure testability and manufacturability in designs.
• Drive best practices and process improvements within the test organization.
• Maintain test documentation, procedures, and architecture diagrams; implement CI/CD and code reviews.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

Test automation

Embedded systems

CI/CD

Manufacturing test

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, CS, Robotics

Outils

Git

Python

ROS/ROS2

EtherCAT

CAN

Description du poste

Apptronik is seeking a Manager, Test Operations to lead hands‑on efforts in developing manufacturing test software and hardware for robots. You will guide automated testing, system integration, and tooling across the factory floor, collaborating with test, validation, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes scalable test frameworks, maintainable tooling, and reliable deployment in fast‑paced robotics production, with travel up to 20% and strong leadership responsibilities.