Test Engineer, Actuation

The role

You will build dynamometer test infrastructure to verify actuator performance. You will design test fixtures, build test stands, and run characterization tests to drive actuator selection and sizing decisions.

What you will do

• Design and build dynamometer test systems including mechanical driveline, load application, and sensor integration
• Design and fabricate test fixtures and stands for actuator, gearbox, and driveline validation
• Produce accurate 2D drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Run tests on actuators to characterize torque, speed, efficiency, thermal performance, stiffness, friction, bandwidth, life-cycle, backlash, and torque sensor accuracy
• Support electromechanical integration of motors, encoders, torque sensors, and other components onto test rigs
• Generate and visualize data for actuator selection and sizing decisions
• Build repeatable test procedures and data pipelines
• Quantify unit-to-unit variation, track drift and wear, and flag outlier units
• Perform post-test teardown inspections and document findings

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience testing and characterizing real electromechanical or robotic hardware
• Demonstrated ability to design and build test hardware such as fixtures, stands, and drivelines from concept through fabrication
• Proficiency with 3D CAD and the ability to generate 2D drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Solid grasp of actuator fundamentals: motors, gear transmissions (planetary, harmonic/strain-wave, cycloidal), encoders, torque/force sensors, and thermal behavior
• Experience with dynamometer setups or equivalent custom test rigs, from concept through fabrication
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field — or equivalent hands-on experience
• Ability to write and maintain clean test documentation and procedures

Nice to have

• Experience with planetary, harmonic/strain-wave, and cycloidal actuators specifically, and familiarity with the tradeoffs between them
• Experience scaling test or calibration pipelines across a large fleet of test systems
• Manufacturing process familiarity and first-article inspection experience
• Experience with CATIA V6

About the company

Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor.