Robotics Operations & SW Test Engineer, Faraday Future
$80-90k
Office located in Fremont, CA
Intelligent electric mobility manufacturer
Be an early applicant
Intelligent electric mobility manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$80-90k
Office located in Fremont, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To perpetually improve the ecosystem and the way everyone moves and connects with the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Big Data, or a related technical discipline
- 1+ years of experience in software development, validation, QA engineering, data analytics, or software testing
- Manual and automated test execution, hardware/software integration, and multi-platform software validation (primarily Linux and Windows environments)
- Robust programming proficiency in Python, Bash or similar scripting languages for automated test suite development, data parsing, and log evaluation
- Linux operating systems, version control systems (Git), and issue tracking ecosystems (such as Jira or GitHub Issues)
Desirable
- A Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or an equivalent advanced quantitative engineering discipline
- Hands-on debugging and development using embedded middleware, specifically ROS/ROS2 (Robot Operating System) concepts, nodes, and topic logging
- Practical experience in designing, optimizing, or testing Computer Vision pipelines (using PyTorch, OpenCV, or equivalent tools) and deploying perception models on embedded physical hardware
- Foundational understanding of Machine Learning concepts, Neural Networks, and deep learning libraries (such as TensorFlow or PyTorch) for parsing intelligent telemetry data and detecting system anomalies
- Extensive experience in analyzing robotic sensor/actuator data, diagnostic logging, and executing SDK-based integration tests on live physical hardware
- A creative curiosity, collaborative ethic, hardworking enthusiasm, and driving personal vision
- Excellent communication skills and team-working tendencies
What the job involves
- As a Robotics Operations & SW Test Engineer, you’ll be working with some of the industry’s brightest minds to ensure the seamless execution, maintenance, and quality assurance of FF's diverse advanced robotics platforms, including humanoid robots, Wheeled Manipulator Robots, and quadrupedal robotic dogs
- In this multi-faceted role, you will perform routine operations, manage daily product demonstrations, and execute software maintenance according to user manuals
- Utilizing platform-provided SDKs, you will collaborate closely with software developers to perform end-to-end functional validation, regression testing, and robot telemetry data analysis, perception systems validation, testing metrics tracking, and identifying system anomalies using data-driven methodologies to ensure operational stability
Our take
The world of transformative vehicle technologies goes far beyond household-named companies like Tesla. Faraday Future is creating user-centric technology first vehicles, establishing new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction by combining mobility with artificial intelligence, the internet, and advanced R&D technology, effectively changing the way we travel.
Electric vehicles offer more flexibility in terms of space utilisation, and the design of Faraday Future’s EVs is unmatched. Designed with "TechLuxury" in mind, the vehicles were designed from the inside out, building a vehicle around a truly unique interior. The company is integrating TTS technology from Cerence, bringing a human-like quality to its in-car assistant.
The automotive startup has faced supply chain challenges affecting the entire industry but has received staggering amounts of funding to accelerate growth and the development of this Faraday X (FX) strategy. With its first two FX prototypes set for testing in Los Angeles very soon, the company is poised for exciting progress in its innovations.
Steph
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2019
$225m
LATE VC
Mar 2019
$600m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.8bn
Company benefits
- Modern workspace incorporating the latest technologies
- Employee referral program
- Paid relocation
- 401k retirement plan
- Generous healthcare, vision, and dental care – free to employees and discounted for partners and families
- Stock options
- Foosball and ping pong tables including tournaments
- Frequent social events, happy hours, and team parties
- “Soul of Faraday” community outreach team
- Casual dress code and relaxed work environment
- Free parking – with carpool reimbursement
Company HQ
Harbor Gateway North, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Matthias Aydt
(CEO)They initially joined Faraday Future in 2016 as a Vehicle Line Executive and have worked a number of roles before becoming Global CEO in 2023. Prior to this, they were an Executive Director of Vehicle Engineering/Vice President of Engineering at Qoros Auto and the Head of Project Management China/Shanghai Brand Manager at Magna Steyr.
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