HIL Test Automation Engineer — Robotics CI Lead

Nimble Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Health Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Referral Bonus

401k

Equity

Job summary

Nimble Robotics in San Francisco is seeking an engineer to own one core HIL regression pillar, building and maintaining automated test frameworks and CI for fast, reliable validation of hardware and firmware.

You will work with ECUs, sensors, and CAN/Ethernet, expand tests, and contribute to simulation models with Nimble Health.

BS/MS in Electrical, Computer, or Robotics Engineering; 1–3+ years in embedded validation; strong Python/C++ skills and Jenkins experience; equity offered.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical, Computer, or Robotics Engineering.
• 1-3+ years validating embedded systems, control software, or robotics firmware; HIL experience strongly preferred.
• Strong Python (and Rust or C++) for automated test scripts and analysis; CI/CD experience (e.g., Jenkins).
• Understanding of digital/analog I/O and robotics comms (CAN, Ethernet, USB, Serial); MATLAB/Simulink a plus.
• Comfortable with requirements traceability and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the HIL test environment combining physical hardware (ECUs, sensors, motor controllers) with simulated dynamics for stress and fault-injection testing.
• Build and maintain automated test frameworks, reporting, dashboards, and the AI analyzer; keep CI jobs on the HILs green.
• Expand the 30+ module self-tests and improve the associated data pipeline; own regression and smoke test coverage.
• Integrate high-speed DAQ and bus tracing (CAN, I2C, Ethernet) for deep hardware and firmware diagnostics.
• Partner with robot SW and Nimble Health to improve the simulation models used on the HILs.
• Lead physical pick/pack testing: evaluate and optimize SKU pickability, grip reliability, and placement accuracy

Skills

Python

Rust

C++

CI/CD

Education

BS or MS in Electrical, Computer, or Robotics Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Nimble Robotics in San Francisco is seeking an engineer to own one core HIL regression pillar, building and maintaining automated test frameworks and CI for fast, reliable validation of hardware and firmware.

You will work with ECUs, sensors, and CAN/Ethernet, expand tests, and contribute to simulation models with Nimble Health.

BS/MS in Electrical, Computer, or Robotics Engineering; 1–3+ years in embedded validation; strong Python/C++ skills and Jenkins experience; equity offered.