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Position Summary:

As a member of the Operations team, the Product Test Engineer, is responsible for validation, verification, acceptance test, and calibration internally, at OEM partners and suppliers in the development and delivery of robotic autonomy products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Product Testing Responsibilities:

• Ensure product requirements for performance, reliability, and quality
• Participate in development of vehicle acceptance test plans and their execution for use in house and at OEM partners
• Work with OEM partners to stabilize, mature and sustain in-factory Brain product test and calibration processes
• Create and maintain test processes and procedures
• Work with hardware and software engineering teams to create vehicle test and calibration tools
• Perform testing and provide guidance to technicians conducting testing
• Collect, organize, and analyze test data
• Document and report test failures
• Document and report software bugs
• Actively collaborates with other engineering disciplines on design and realization of test and calibration fixtures
• Perform reliability analysis of new and existing tests and equipment
• Write test reports and clearly communicate results/recommendations
• Participate in late-stage development testing, preparation of new robots and autonomy components for demonstrations, OEM rollout, and sustaining test engineering activities
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines including Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, and Software
• Engage in the triage process for new issues discovered with deployed software and hardware
• Work with Software Quality Assurance on upcoming software releases
• Provide engineering-level support to OEM partners for both current and new products

Facility and leadership responsibilities:

• Leads by example and positively represents the Operations team in internal and external efforts
• Responsible for product test systems, fixtures, tools; documentation of their use
• Responsible for laboratory ESD control practices and materials
• Identify and request purchase of test equipment and materials
• Technical ’go to’ in support of test technicians.
• Implement proper and safe test methodology

Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 4+ years experience in an engineering or test role
• Self-starter who can work with limited direct supervision
• Positive contributor attitude and ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Experience with product development, sustaining engineering, and quality control processes
• Hands-on mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of robotics and autonomy systems a plus
• Experience with Linux operating systems and Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Flexibility and willingness to take on additional responsibilities as needed
• Able to travel domestically and internationally ~15% of time

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employees are exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for sitting, walking or standing for periods of time; operating a computer and keyboard; use of hands to finger and grasp; talk and hear at normal room levels; visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures; push or pull up to 50 pounds.

Salary Range: 

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego, California is $91,928 to $118,965. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Brain Corp is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.