Autonomy Test Engineer, Fox Robotics
Plus stock options
Automated forklift manufacturer
Open for applications
Automated forklift manufacturer
21-100 employees
Open for applications
Plus stock options
21-100 employees
Company mission
Fox Robotics is on a mission to make robots that work.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated ability to test complex systems
- Experience with general purpose programming environments, languages and scripting systems, Linux, git
- BS / MS in computer science, robotics, engineering or equivalent work experience
- Fluent in C++ and Python
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing
- Clear communication skills
- History of taking personal ownership of complex problem solving
Desirable
- Startup experience at companies that are scaling fast; an ability to build the robot as they ship it, as we say
- Robotics autonomy experience a plus
- Familiarity with robotics or embedded systems
- Knowledge of software quality and testing principles
- Knowledge of any Test management tool like Jama, Jira with Zephyr
- Experience with functional testing, regression testing, performance testing, and stress testing
- Experience with modern test tooling such as:
- Cloud web services like databases, compute orchestration, etc
- Analytics platforms like Tableau
- Data visualization tools like Foxglove
- Ability to navigate a large codebase and Bazel build system
What the job involves
- Your primary mission is to rigorously test the FoxBot product, with a specific focus on autonomy. This is a significant opportunity to have an impact from day 1
- Collaborate with the autonomy team to verify system capabilities against product requirements and performance benchmarks
- Identify, design, and execute both real and simulated test suites
- Automate simulation test execution and reporting
- Communicate findings to stakeholders across the company
- Burn down reported issues from the field, analyze logs and identify root causes
- Investigate, debug, and troubleshoot issues related to product performance
- Work with cross-functional engineering teams to establish permanent corrective actions across hardware and software
- Understand autonomy software changes and proactively design tests and update simulation tools to properly evaluate the changes
- Use simulation tools to predict product performance across a variety of operating environments
- Work with cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, and project managers to ensure that testing, integration, and overall development goals are met on time and to the highest standards
- Ability to travel and solve hard problems at customer locations
Our take
Fox Robotics is a manufacturer of self-driving forklifts that are more flexible, capable, and safer to use than previous models. The start-up has developed the first automated trailer unloader, a highly in-demand service that no other company offers.
Unlike standard AGVs, Fox’s forklifts can be installed and running in a new warehouse in less than a day, compared to the weeks it might normally take for integration. On top of this, its mobile robot products are relatively low-cost when compared to fixed automation systems that cost several hundred million dollars - making it a strong option in the growing warehouse automation market.
Fox Robotics' innovative approach has enabled it to capture significant interest in the space, as well as strong investment. Its latest raise will go towards broadening and accelerating product development, as the company embarks upon an aggressive expansion strategy.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2022
$26m
EARLY VC
Aug 2020
$9m
SERIES A
Total funding: $39m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO to all salaried employees, with a general recommendation to take at least 3-5 weeks off each year
- Fully-paid healthcare coverage for employees through UnitedHealthcare, with the option to contribute to an HSA (dependents, including spouses and children, are also eligible for coverage)
- Life insurance through MetLife, vision through VSP, and dental insurance through Guardian Dental
- Potential office flex time: given the hands-on nature of robotics as a discipline, very few of our roles can be performed 100% remotely, but we encourage each employee to find a unique balance between remote and in-person work that works for their job duties and personality
- 401k investing through Human Interest, with thousands of investment portfolio options available (we contribute 3% of each employee’s income into their 401k, even if they choose not to contribute)
- Company equity, with portfolio options managed through Carta
Company HQ
Martinshore, Austin, TX
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Leadership
Acted as interim CEO for the company from June 2022 till March 2023. Previously served as a Senior Software Engineer for Google as well as for "X, the moonshot factory".
Marin Tchakarov
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Kindred Systems of Ocado Solutions. Has worked as an Advisor to the CEO at Smartly.io and Shopkick.
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