Robotics Test Engineer

The role

You will design and run tests to evaluate robotic system performance. This involves building custom test equipment, analyzing data, and translating findings into design insights.

What you will do

• Design and build custom test benches to evaluate system performance.
• Analyze and interpret test data to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans to validate mechanical performance.
• Execute validation and verification testing.
• Author clear, actionable test reports.
• Partner with engineering, product, and leadership teams.
• Design and execute compliance and regulatory testing campaigns.

Required qualifications

• Proficient in CAD and familiar with GD&T.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience in hardware testing or validation, including at least 2 years working with robotics hardware components and systems.
• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing test fixtures and stands using CAD, engineering drawings, and GD&T.
• Hands-on experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems, including calibration and measurement traceability.
• Experience developing automated or hardware-in-the-loop tests using Python, C/C++, or AI coding tools for test execution, data collection, and analysis.
• Experience designing reliability, accelerated life, environmental, and hardware qualification tests for robotic or electromechanical systems.
• Experience supporting EVT, DVT, PVT, pilot production, or sustaining hardware validation.
• Experience using root cause analysis, FMEA, or FEA to guide design improvements.
• Experience executing product standards compliance certification campaigns.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.