Senior Software Quality Manager, Locus Robotics
Robotics & Warehouse Automation
$140-180k
Plus bonus and equity
3-4 days a week in office (Wilmington, MA)
Autonomous robots for warehouses
Open for applications
Autonomous robots for warehouses
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-180k
Plus bonus and equity
3-4 days a week in office (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 or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering or QA leadership roles
- Experience testing complex systems with hardware dependencies (e.g., robotics, autonomous systems, embedded systems, or IoT)
- Proven experience building automated test frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of Agile development, test automation, version control, and release management
- Programming experience in Python, C++, JavaScript, or Java, specifically for test automation
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as pytest, Google Test, Playwright, or Selenium
- Experience testing mobile applications and distributed systems
- Knowledge of performance, reliability, and system-level testing methodologies
- Experience using quality metrics and tools such as JIRA, TestRail, or similar platforms
- Familiarity with robotics simulation tools (e.g., Gazebo, Webots, Unity, or similar platforms)
- Familiarity with ROS (Robot Operating System) and robotics testing practices
What the job involves
- We're seeking an experienced Software Quality Manager to lead and scale software quality practices across our robotics platforms
- In this role, you will drive quality throughout the entire software lifecycle from development and testing to deployment ensuring our autonomous mobile robots operate reliably and safely in real world warehouse environments
- You will work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to implement scalable quality processes, automated testing frameworks, and data-driven release practices while building a high-performing quality engineering team
- Define and execute the software quality strategy aligned with product and business goals
- Establish quality metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to measure reliability, defect trends, and release readiness
- Lead the development of automated test frameworks including unit, integration, regression, and system-level testing
- Drive CI/CD quality gates and automated testing pipelines across distributed software teams
- Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure testability, reliability, and quality are built into system design and development
- Own release quality readiness and deployment validation for major software milestones and production sites
- Lead root cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective action planning to continuously improve software stability and performance
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Software QA team while promoting best practices across engineering
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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