Hardware Test Automation Engineer

The role

You will design and own an automated hardware test rig integrated with CI/CD for a wearable AI hardware device. You will build automation frameworks, establish stability and stress runs, and develop live performance dashboards.

What you will do

• Design, build, and own an automated hardware test rig integrated with CI/CD
• Implement throughput/bandwidth and connectivity stress tests
• Build API-level tests covering throughput, sustained load, and crash detection
• Run long-duration audio session testing and battery/thermal performance characterization
• Build and maintain a live performance and stress dashboard
• Develop diagnostic tooling and support automated bug triage
• Provide daily automation summaries and updates
• Partner with firmware and the QA coordinator to define automation scope

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience building hardware/embedded test automation and integrating it into CI/CD
• Solid wireless/networking fundamentals: Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP), BLE, and throughput testing
• Strong scripting/programming (e.g., Python)
• Ability to build harnesses and dashboards from scratch
• Experience defining test plans, metrics, and pass/fail thresholds from real data
• Comfortable operating in an early-stage, prototype-hardware environment

Nice to have

• Experience owning an automation testbed for a shipping consumer hardware product
• Performance instrumentation experience
• Familiarity with Qualcomm chipsets and tooling
• Experience automating from a programmable Bluetooth central
• Battery and thermal test methodology
• Experience with sensor/IMU testing and creative physical test setups

Benefits

• 401 (k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
• Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options

About the company

Sesame is designing a new kind of computer focused on making voice agents part of daily lives. The team includes founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple.