Integration Engineer - Hands

The role

You will build and own tests to prove NEO's hands work. You will develop test software, stations, and procedures to characterize hand actuators and sensors.

What you will do

• Build automated pass/fail test scripts that log data and generate plots
• Own and maintain test PCs and production stations
• Turn failures into answers by pulling logs and writing root-cause summaries
• Write repeatable procedures and build tests for technicians
• Design and build test fixtures and jigs

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in hardware test, validation, or manufacturing test engineering
• Experience writing software for test and test automation, including pass/fail test scripts, data logging, and plotting
• Strong electromechanical fundamentals: motors (FOC basics, torque, current, back-EMF), encoders, gearing, and friction
• Comfort working in Linux, including SSH, process and service management, and troubleshooting disks and networks
• Hands-on bench experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, thermocouples, load cells, wiring, and fixturing
• Embedded and firmware literacy: able to build and flash firmware onto boards and read C/C++ well enough to trace a fault back to its source
• Working knowledge of Git, including branching, keeping branches up to date with main, and opening clean merge requests

Nice to have

• Robotics experience, ideally with robotic hands, grippers, or high-cycle actuators
• Basic fixture design experience, including CAD and 3D printing for test jigs
• Experience building automated test infrastructure, CI/CD workflows, or hardware-in-the-loop validation systems
• Experience supporting manufacturing, deployment, or field operations for complex products
• Familiarity with ROS, robotic middleware, or real-time distributed control systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X is building humanoid robots that work in home. NEO is their flagship home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.