Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Locus Robotics
Electrical
$100-150k
+ Bonus and equity
Office located in Wilmington, MA
Autonomous robots for warehouses
Be an early applicant
Autonomous robots for warehouses
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$100-150k
+ Bonus and equity
Office located in Wilmington, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform commerce supply chains worldwide through the use of autonomous mobile robots.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, or Software Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 6+ years of hands-on industry experience in manufacturing test, production engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Strong proficiency in Python (or nice to have: C++) for hardware interfacing actuators, motor controllers, sensors, relays, and power systems
- Comfortable working in a Linux environment, including Bash scripting and command line debugging
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and PCB layouts to diagnose hardware failures at the component level
- Familiarity with Networking Foundations and Database Management
- Experience in scaled production environments and hardware lifecycle management
- Solid experience with embedded communication protocols: Ethernet, USB, SPI, UART, SCPI, and CAN bus
- Demonstrated understanding of software engineering best practices version control, code review, modular design, and test-driven development
- Experience with data acquisition hardware and industrial I/O devices (e.g., power meters, current sensors, DAQ cards)
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to own and optimize end-of-line testing for our autonomous robots, ensuring high quality, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency at scale
- Own and improve end of line test infrastructure for LocusBot subassemblies and fully integrated robots, including software, calibration, and functional verification
- Develop and maintain automated test sequences that validate drivetrain, sensor, compute, and power systems against defined acceptance criteria
- Spend regular time on the manufacturing floor to understand technician pain points, investigate test failures, and implement solutions that improve first-pass yield (FPY) and reduce cycle time
- Collaborate cross functionally with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to translate design intent into robust, measurable test specifications
- Perform data analysis (SPC, yield trending, failure mode analysis) to identify systemic quality issues and drive continuous improvement
- Build intuitive GUI interfaces for production technicians to operate test stations with minimal training overhead
- Design and build out of new test fixtures and automated test equipment (ATE) as the product line evolves
- Author and maintain thorough documentation for all test systems, including schematics, process procedures, and test result databases
- Support pre production validation, debug efforts, and readiness before introducing new test process to the production environment
Our take
Many order fulfilment warehouses rely on a combination of human workers and machinery to operate packaging assembly lines. However, these workflows are time-consuming and repetitive, showing the potential for human workers to be replaced with AI-driven robots.
Locus Robotics provides automated robotic technologies for fulfilment warehouses, offering a range of different robots for different workflows. Every robot outputs data that can be tracked and analyzed, and they can be installed rapidly and scaled depending on business size.
Whilst robots in warehouses is not a new concept, they are generally limited to warehouse giants such as Amazon. Locus Robotics, however, has taken a flexible and accessible approach to its technology, aiming to increase access and affordability so that smaller businesses can scale.
Having picked over three billion items across its network of customers, the company is well established. It has also seen significant funding which has supported international expansion. In the longer term, it has plans to consider an IPO, as long as market conditions allow.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2022
$117m
SERIES F
Sep 2021
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $416m
Company benefits
- Career growth and personal development
- Flexible work environment (remote, hybrid or on-site)
- Competitive benefits and personal time off that are specific to the country in which you work
- Peer and company recognition programs
- Wellbeing and mental health resources
Company HQ
Wilmington, MA
Leadership
Rick Faulk
(CEO)Experience as CEO and Chairman of Intronis & Barracuda Networks from 2013 to 2016. CEO of Quiet Logistics from 2016 to 2018.
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