Senior Hardware Test Engineer

Agility Robotics; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with 6% company match

Equity options

100% company-paid health insurance

Unlimited PTO for Exempt Employees

Professional development programs

Catered lunches

Generous parental leave

Job summary

Agility Robotics is seeking a Senior Hardware Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join our team in Fremont. This hybrid role involves leading design verification testing for humanoid robot arms, ensuring robust test infrastructure and coverage.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of mechatronics verification, strong analytical skills, and be able to mentor junior engineers. We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including unlimited PTO, equity options, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of test engineering experience.
• Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or related fields is preferred.
• Deep understanding of mechatronics verification testing.

Responsibilities

• Define verification plans and coverage goals across the product lifecycle.
• Maintain clear traceability from requirements to test execution.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster engineering rigor.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Controls, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DAQs

Power supplies

Environmental test equipment

Job description

Agility's commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we’re pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join our team in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this hybrid role, you will serve as a key technical leader for design verification testing of the humanoid robot arm subsystem and components including electronics, electrical interfaces, actuators, sensors and end-effectors. You will own verification strategy and planning, develop robust test infrastructure, lead subsystem-level characterization, and drive improvements in test coverage, engineering rigor, and design robustness.

Responsibilities

• Own the design verification strategy for the arm subsystem and components, including electronics, electrical interfaces, actuators, sensors, and end-effectors.
• Define verification plans, coverage goals, and test protocols across the product development lifecycle.
• Partner with hardware design, systems engineering, and analysis teams to ensure requirements, testability, and verification readiness are addressed early in development.
• Maintain clear end-to-end traceability from subsystem requirements through test execution and results.
• Develop and execute subsystem-level characterization and design verification testing for torso electronics.
• Design automated, repeatable test setups for electrical interfaces, actuators, sensors, end-effectors, and control electronics.
• Build test scripts, tooling, and diagnostics to improve efficiency, repeatability, and data quality.
• Lead investigation of verification test failures and nonconformances, driving root cause identification and corrective actions in partnership with design teams.
• Identify gaps in verification coverage and implement improvements in test infrastructure, processes, and standards.
• Document test methods, results, and best practices to scale learning across future development cycles.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of strong engineering rigor, execution, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in test engineering, design verification, or electrical validation.
  • Strong preference for experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or other complex hardware systems.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Deep understanding of mechatronics verification testing, including motor controllers, electrical interfaces, kinematics, and sensors with a strong preference for experience with EtherCAT architecture.
  • Experience validating electro-mechanical systems, and safety-critical electrical subsystems.
  • Familiarity with sensor verification (force torque, motor encoders) and performance characterization.
  • Proficiency with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, sensors, logic analyzers, DAQs, power supplies, and environmental test equipment.
  • Proficiency in Python scripting for test automation.
• Skills:
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to translate test results into clear design feedback.
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities, capable of driving alignment and leading technical discussions across multidisciplinary teams and supplier partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to execute effectively and drive results in dynamic, highly ambiguous environments.
• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Controls, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field. Master’s preferred.

Location

This is a hybrid position based out of our Fremont office. All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Salary

Anticipated Salary Range: $170,000—$221,000 USD.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company‑paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long‑term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well‑Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
  • Exempt Employees have flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
  • Non‑Exempt Employees have 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On‑Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

EEO Statement

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.