Robot Validation Engineer, Physical AI

The role

You will build machines to test robots and maintain a new test lab. You will design automated test rigs, data logging, and dashboards to run durability tests.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain automated test stations and rigs
• Build data acquisition and logging systems and dashboards
• Automate long-duration durability and duty-cycle tests
• Qualify test stations for accuracy, repeatability, and stability
• Design simple interface boards and harnesses for test setups
• Run whole-robot functional tests
• Develop and run working-condition tests based on real customer scenarios
• Assemble, configure, and prepare robots and subsystems for testing
• Keep the lab running including equipment setup, calibration, and safety
• Support mechanical and electrical test engineers

Required qualifications

• BS in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3+ years building test equipment, automation, or robotic systems
• Proficiency in Python for automation and data handling
• Comfort with Linux command line
• Hands-on experience with sensors, motors, and DAQ or PLC systems
• Comfortable with mechanical assembly, wiring, and basic fabrication
• Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and software

Nice to have

• Experience with ROS/ROS 2 or robot middleware
• Experience building test dashboards and databases
• Background in robotics competitions, makerspaces, or building robots end-to-end
• Experience running a hardware lab, including equipment calibration and safety programs

About the company

Dexmate is building the foundation for physical AI by combining a new generation of robots with a universal Physical AI OS. Their mission is to democratize robotics by delivering a plug-and-play platform for developers, researchers, and enterprises.