Safety Test Engineer - Robot Arms

The role

This person will plan, design, and execute test cases for robot safety functions. They will validate safety performance, support compliance with standards, and build automated test setups.

What you will do

• Plan, design, and execute test cases for robot safety functions.
• Validate safety performance in practice.
• Test safety-related interfaces.
• Perform fault-injection and negative testing.
• Apply mechatronics knowledge to anticipate failure modes.
• Support compliance with relevant standards.
• Ensure full traceability from safety requirements to test results.
• Create and maintain test plans, reports, and verification evidence.
• Contribute to risk assessments, FMEA, and hazard analyses.
• Run safety regression validation across software, firmware, and hardware.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in testing, validation, or verification of safety-critical mechatronic or robotic systems.
• Solid knowledge of robot arm fundamentals: kinematics, joint vs. Cartesian motion, reference frames, safety limits, and collaborative operation principles.
• Working knowledge of functional safety concepts and standards (Performance Level, SIL, safety architectures, safe states).
• Hands-on experience with safety-related hardware and testing: safety PLCs or controllers, safety I/O, force/pressure measurement devices, and oscilloscopes or data loggers.
• Experience writing structured test specifications, reports, and traceability documentation.
• Scripting or programming skills (Python and/or Java).
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitLab) and agile, cross-functional teams.
• Ability to coordinate tasks across teams and mentor others.
• Fluency in English is required.

Nice to have

• industrial automation or collaborative robot experience
• familiarity with test automation (e.g., Cucumber/BDD, Selenium) and Git
• German is a plus
• Experience supporting CE marking or third-party safety certification
• Knowledge of cybersecurity aspects of safety systems
• Experience with ROS or other robotics middleware

About the company

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