Warehouse Robotics, Hardware, and Software Systems Integration And Test Engineer

Summit Group Solutions, LLC; Union City (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity / ISOs $150K

Job summary

Stord Labs is building a new Lab Test & Analytics function focused on evaluating automation, robotics, and operational technologies in real fulfillment environments. You will determine what to test, how to test, what data to collect, and how to interpret results to drive production-ready improvements.

The role blends test engineering, data analytics, and operational problem solving in a highly ambigious setting, with hands-on collaboration across Operations, Product, and Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience with warehouse automation, robotics, and complex operational systems.
• Proven ability to design test plans for dynamic distribution environments.
• Strong data collection/analysis skills and ability to build analytical models.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute test & analytics programs for robotics and automation in live fulfillment settings.
• Perform data collection, validation, and analysis across multiple systems.
• Lead FAT/UAT efforts and document findings with actionable recommendations.
• Develop structured testing approaches to turn ambiguous problems into tested solutions.

Skills

Test planning

Data analysis

SQL

Statistical testing

Troubleshooting

Analytical modeling

Problem solving

Job description

This role is in a new Labs division within our client which is a new innovation and systems-testing function within their Network Innovation organization. The broader objective is to identify and validate new technologies that can materially improve the efficiency, quality, and economics of the company's fulfillment network.

The team is intentionally pilot-first and execution-oriented. Rather than operating as a traditional R&D or innovation group, Labs is designed to test new concepts in real fulfillment environments, prove whether they work, and then help move successful solutions toward production and broader network deployment.

The initial focus is heavily centered around physical AI, robotics, warehouse automation, and systems integration, with an expanding digital intelligence component including Vision AI and applied AI. The longer-term vision is to build a broader innovation engine spanning hardware and software.

The near-term goal is to deliver production-ready initiatives over the next 6–12 months, with a targeted operational impact in the ~7–10% range. The broader Labs vision has since evolved toward approximately 10–15% operational improvement over an 18-month horizon as the team scales.

Examples of the work

• Arvist pack-station cameras focused on quality and operational efficiency
• MetiWarp autobagger technology for apparel pack-out
• Broader robotics and automation implementations across fulfillment operations
• Vision AI / data capture initiatives intended to improve operational insights and decision-making

This means the environment is much closer to real-world systems testing and deployment in a live distribution network than a traditional software QA organization.

What we're looking for:

The Test & Analytics Engineer sits within the Labs R&D/testing function and helps

determine whether new automation, robotics, and operational technologies actually perform as expected in a dynamic fulfillment environment.

The role combines:

Test Engineering + Systems Validation + Data/Analytics + Operational Problem Solving

The person should be comfortable taking an ambiguous testing problem, figuring out what needs to be tested, how to test it, what data needs to be collected, and what the results actually tell us, rather than simply executing a predefined test script.

Core areas include:

• Test planning in dynamic distribution environments
• Robotics / automation testing, particularly around dock and fulfillment automation
• Hardware + software system validation
• Data collection and analysis
• Building analytical models from test results
• Developing test cases
• FAT / UAT
• Systems verification & validation (V&V)
• Documenting findings and translating results into actionable recommendations

We are looking for people who have demonstrated experience with:

• Warehouse automation / robotics
• Distribution or manufacturing environments
• Systems testing and V&V
• FAT / UAT
• Automation implementation
• Test planning
• Data collection and analysis
• SQL
• Statistical/process testing
• Troubleshooting across multiple systems rather than a single component
• Turning ambiguous operational problems into structured testing approaches

Relevant backgrounds can include robotics companies, warehouse automation providers, end-user operations, industrial/manufacturing environments, or consulting/audit environments where the person has had to evaluate complex operational systems.

This is a new function being built within Stord Labs, so candidates should be comfortable with ambiguity, experimentation, and building processes rather than inheriting a mature testing organization.

The broader Labs organization is being built around software, engineering, deployment, testing, and technical program management, with close partnership across Network Innovation, Operations, Product, and Engineering.

The team operates in a fulfillment environment where technologies need to work in the real world, not just in a controlled lab. That is an important part of the appeal of the opportunity: candidates will have visibility into technologies being tested and implemented against actual operational use cases.

Location & Work Model

• Location: Atlanta, GA, with the role based on the south side of Atlanta near Union City / company fulfillment operations.
• Initial onsite expectation: Because Labs is a new function being stood up, we expect this person to have a heavy onsite presence initially. Being close to the operation is important while the team establishes its testing processes, builds relationships with Operations, and gets the Labs function up and running.
• Longer term: The onsite requirement is expected to taper over time as the function matures and become more driven by business/project needs and the eventual Stord Labs testing schedule rather than a blanket day-to-day onsite requirement.
• Relocation: We are open to supporting relocation for the right candidate. Given the specialized nature of the profile, we don't want Atlanta geography to unnecessarily eliminate a strong candidate.

Compensation

• Long-Term Incentive / Equity: $150K in Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), vesting over 4 years with a 1-year cliff