Hardware Test Engineer

What You’ll Accomplish:

• Test Plan Development: Develop and document comprehensive test plans for mechanical, electrical, and system-level hardware components.
• Test Execution: Perform functional, environmental, and reliability tests on robotic subsystems, sensors, actuators, and control systems.
• Failure Analysis: Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and work with design teams to drive corrective actions.
• Prototype Evaluation: Validate first-article components and prototype builds to ensure they meet design requirements and operational needs.
• Maintain ownership of follow-up communications both internally and externally, including logging and documenting your findings and resolution steps.
• Data Collection & Reporting: Record detailed test data, perform analysis, and communicate results to engineering and leadership teams.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance test procedures, improve product robustness, and streamline validation workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside Mechanical, Electrical, and Software teams to develop integrated testing strategies that ensure overall system reliability.

Who You Are:

• 2–5 years of experience in hardware test engineering, product validation, or quality assurance for electromechanical or robotics systems.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and their interactions.
• Experience with sensors, motors, actuators, wiring harnesses, and control systems.
• Hands-on experience building test fixtures, performing diagnostics, and using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, environmental chambers, etc.).
• Familiarity with basic scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automating test data collection is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to product quality.
• Strong communication skills for documenting and presenting findings.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple test campaigns simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic startup environment where processes are still evolving.
Preferred Skills:
• CAD experience (Onshape, SolidWorks, or similar) for fixture design.
• Knowledge of robotic system components (robotic arms, conveyor systems, vision systems) is a plus.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering principles (HALT/HASS, environmental stress screening.
Location & Travel:
• Willing and able to work from our Cambridge/ Charlestown, MA office at least 3 times per week.