Senior Robotics Integration Engineer

present of AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Humanoid is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to build and run the system that automatically tests robot hardware before code merges. You will lead hands-on test automation for physical products, wire a bench, debug across industrial buses, and write robust Python or C++ pipelines.

This role requires judgment on flaky tests, distinguishing a bad part from a bad design, and collaborating with AI-assisted tooling to triage failures and read logs.

Qualifications

• Hands-on test automation experience with physical products.
• Ability to wire a bench and debug across industrial buses.
• Proficient in Python or C++ for data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and run automated tests for robot hardware before merges.
• Develop robust Python/C++ pipelines for test infrastructure.
• Diagnose flaky tests and distinguish hardware faults from design issues.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop validation and log analysis.

Skills

Test automation

Python

C++

Hardware debugging

CI/CD

Tools

CAN EtherCAT

Debugging tools

Pipelines scripting

Job description

Engineering · US, San Diego, CA · FullTime · Senior level

This role is about building and running the system that tests robot hardware automatically before code merges. A strong candidate has years of hands on test automation for physical products, can wire a bench and debug over industrial buses, and writes solid Python or C++ for pipelines. The work also calls for judgment about flaky tests and the ability to tell a bad part from a bad design.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools are treated as part of the daily toolkit here, used for writing test platforms and for triaging failures and reading logs. The automation layer decides what gets checked and how fast, while the human still designs the rigs, sets the safety limits, and judges whether a failure is real. Physical validation on real robots stays the human anchored part.

How it builds AI experience

A person in this role would learn to apply AI assistance across test infrastructure work, from generating platform code to sorting through large log volumes. Building that skill means practicing with coding assistants on pipeline and scripting tasks and using them to speed up failure analysis. The sim to real comparison work also gives exposure to how learned control policies are checked against real hardware.

Worth showing

• Hardware in the loop testing
• CI/CD with self hosted runners
• Python and C++
• CAN EtherCAT serial debugging
• Firmware flashing and recovery

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About Humanoid

Humanoid builds humanoid robots for industrial work, paired with its KinetIQ AI framework (per the company).