Test Engineer – HITL & Hardware Validation (Equity)

Motive Companies; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive Companies in the United States is hiring Test Engineers to build the hardware testing capability for next‑generation products. You will design, build, and own HITL test systems across multiple hardware platforms, ensuring reliability before products reach customers.

You will collaborate with Operations and Product Development to establish testing standards, procedures, and infrastructure spanning the full lifecycle, from development to production.

Qualifications

• BS/BS in EE/ME or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing and operating hardware test systems.
• Proven ability to create test procedures and validation methods.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis for complex hardware.
• Experience across hardware validation lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain HITL test systems for multiple hardware platforms.
• Develop and manage production unit test processes.
• Build and own canary fleet testing processes and procedures.
• Create and maintain test procedures, documentation, and standards.
• Analyze test results and provide actionable recommendations.
• Lead root cause investigations on hardware failures.
• Partner with engineering and operations to align testing with deployment conditions.
• Build scalable testing infrastructure, workflows, and tools.
• Support continuous improvement of hardware validation processes.

Skills

Hardware testing

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Git & scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Git

Linux

DAQ systems

Telemetry/logging

Job description

Motive Companies in the United States is hiring Test Engineers to build the hardware testing capability for next‑generation products. You will design, build, and own HITL test systems across multiple hardware platforms, ensuring reliability before products reach customers.

You will collaborate with Operations and Product Development to establish testing standards, procedures, and infrastructure spanning the full lifecycle, from development to production.