Mechatronics Test Engineer

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

Amazon seeks a hands-on Mechatronics Test Engineer to own technical execution for prototype robotic and physical-AI hardware in Boston. You will design test methods, benches, and acceptance criteria and diagnose failures across electrical and mechanical subsystems.

You will execute reliability programs (HALT/HASS/ALT), develop fixtures, and collaborate with hardware teams to deliver clear, actionable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 7+ years hands-on hardware development, test engineering, or related.
• Robotics or complex automation experience.
• Experience developing test methods, fixtures, benches, and acceptance criteria from scratch.
• Hardware reliability testing experience (HALT/HASS/ALT, reliability growth).
• Experience testing actuators, sensors, power systems, and robotic systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, PCB layouts and mechanical drawings.
• Strong documentation for test plans, procedures, and failure analyses.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate test benches for robotic power systems, actuation, sensors, electronics, and interfaces.
• Develop test plans, methods, acceptance criteria, build procedures, and docs with hardware engineers.
• Create fixtures, jigs, and validation setups using fabrication, wiring, instrumentation, and scripting.
• Support prototype hardware builds with actuators, sensors, IMUs, encoders, and compute modules.
• Perform PCB bring-up; troubleshoot schematics, layouts, and mechanical drawings; triage issues.
• Validate CAN, EtherCAT, and RS-485 communications, addressing timing and signal integrity.
• Own root-cause/failure analysis across power, compute, communications, actuation, sensing.
• Design and run reliability and environmental tests (HALT, HASS, ALT, thermal cycling, vibration).

Skills

Test plan design

Troubleshooting

Documentation & reporting

Prototype hardware debugging

Electrical and mechanical integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Signal analyzers

Schematic/PCB reading

CAD (SolidWorks / Fusion 360)

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Job Title: Mechatronics Test Engineer

Client: Amazon

Location: Boston, MA (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Months

Engagement: C2C Contract

Rate: C2C

Work Authorization: Open / Any Visa

Interview: Video Interview

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Mechatronics Test Engineer to own technical execution for prototype robotic and physical-AI hardware. This is not a traditional lab technician role. The engineer will design test methods, plans, benches, fixtures, and acceptance criteria; execute characterization, functional, reliability, and environmental testing; troubleshoot failures across electrical and mechanical systems; and deliver clear, trustworthy results to hardware and robotics teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate test benches for robotic power systems, motion actuation, sensor arrays, electronics, and communication interfaces.
• Develop test plans, methods, acceptance criteria, build procedures, and documentation in partnership with hardware engineers.
• Create custom fixtures, jigs, and validation setups using mechanical fabrication, electrical wiring, instrumentation, and software scripting.
• Support prototype hardware builds integrating actuators, force/torque sensors, IMUs, encoders, vision systems, compute modules, and power distribution.
• Perform PCB bring-up and debug; interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and mechanical drawings; triage component-, board-, and system-level issues.
• Validate and troubleshoot CAN, EtherCAT, and RS-485 communication, including timing, signal integrity, and protocol issues.
• Own root cause and failure analysis across power, compute, communications, actuation, and sensing; reproduce failures and author actionable reports.
• Design and execute reliability and environmental programs including HALT, HASS, ALT, reliability growth, thermal cycling, vibration, mechanical stress, and long-duration soak testing.
• Maintain calibration and equipment certification records and provide DFM/DFA feedback based on build and test experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7 years of hands-on experience in hardware development, test engineering, verification and validation, reliability, or systems integration.
• Strong experience in robotics or complex automation systems; automotive or aerospace experience is also relevant.
• Experience developing test methods, test plans, custom fixtures, test benches, and acceptance criteria from scratch.
• Hardware reliability testing experience, including HALT, HASS, ALT, or reliability growth testing.
• Experience testing actuators, sensors, batteries, power systems, electronics, and robotic manipulation or mechatronic systems.
• Deep proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, signal analyzers, and component- and system-level debugging.
• Ability to independently read electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong written documentation skills for test plans, procedures, build logs, and failure-analysis reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with physical AI, high-DoF robotics, servo drives, or embedded motor control.
• Familiarity with FMEA, Weibull analysis, HIL testing, and environmental reliability methods.
• Python scripting for test automation, data logging, and results analysis.
• CAD experience with SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar tools for fixture design.