Robotics Automation Engineer in Test, Machina Labs

• The ideal candidate combines strong robotics and automation engineering fundamentals with a disciplined approach to testing, validation, and production readiness in hardware-integrated environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable practical experience
• Experience testing software systems, including writing test scripts or test code
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks or tools
• Ability to debug issues across software and automation interfaces
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Desirable

• Machina Labs is seeking a Robotics Automation Engineer in Test to own quality, validation, and release execution across our robotics and industrial automation software stack as we deploy and scale production cells
• This role is responsible for defining and enforcing quality strategy for robotics and automation systems, validating release candidates, and supporting deployments to production cells
• You will work hands-on with physical systems, running tests and experiments on cells, supporting issue triage, and acting as a gatekeeper for production releases
• This position operates closely with robotics, controls, and software teams and has the authority to approve the transition from release candidate to official release
• Own and drive quality strategy for the robotics and industrial automation software stack, including ROS2, C++, Python, Beckhoff TwinCAT, and Structured Text PLCs
• Define, formalize, and maintain test plans, validation procedures, and release criteria for robotics and automation systems
• Execute smoke tests, system validation, and acceptance testing of release candidates on production cells
• Serve as release authority, approving or blocking promotion from release candidate to official production release
• Deploy software and automation releases to production cells and support rollout activities
• Automate testing and validation workflows to improve coverage, reliability, and release velocity
• Run tests and experiments on production and development cells, independently or in collaboration with robotics and automation engineers
• Triage and support cell-level issues, performing initial investigation and escalating to engineering teams as needed
• Partner with Software Engineers in Test when required, including large release validation, user support, feedback collection, and extended testing efforts
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing, deployment, and validation processes as the platform scales