Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.
About Us
Agility Robotics is at the forefront of humanoid robotics, developing advanced robots designed to function seamlessly in human environments. Our mission is to build robots that enhance productivity and support industries through safe and effective automation. We are seeking a Senior Robot QA Test Engineer to ensure the reliability, functionality, and robustness of our daily software releases through structured testing, debugging, and validation processes.
Location:
This position should be based within commuting distance of our Salem, OR headquarters.
About the Role
As a Senior Robot QA Test Engineer, you will play a critical role in daily software release testing for our fleet of Digit robots. You will be responsible for coordinating, executing, and analyzing daily tests, ensuring that new software changes are thoroughly validated, regressions are identified early, and issues are systematically tracked and resolved.
This role requires deep technical expertise in robotic systems, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines. You will work closely with software developers, controls engineers, systems engineers, and test teams to create efficient testing frameworks, improve automation, and drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
About the Work
Daily Software Testing & Validation
- Execute and oversee daily software release testing on our internal fleet of Digit robots to validate system stability and performance.
- Identify, analyze, and log issues found in new software builds, ensuring detailed documentation and clear communication with developers.
- Work with developers to reproduce, isolate, and diagnose software bugs, driving issues to resolution efficiently.
- Track regression trends and ensure critical fixes are properly validated before release.
Test Development & Automation
- Develop and refine structured test cases and scenarios to validate core robot functionality, including locomotion, perception, manipulation, and decision-making.
- Identify opportunities for test automation, working with engineers to develop and integrate automated validation tests into the QA pipeline.
- Create efficient processes and tools to track and report test results, providing clear visibility into software quality.
Debugging & Root Cause Analysis
- Develop expertise in robot software and hardware systems, leveraging knowledge of controls, state estimation, sensing, locomotion, and system integration to diagnose complex issues.
- Collaborate with QA test operators to guide issue investigation and narrow down root causes, differentiating between software, hardware, and integration issues.
- Assist in log analysis, data visualization, and test script debugging to provide precise feedback to development teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement
- Work closely with robotics software, controls, and systems engineering teams to establish best practices for continuous validation and software quality assurance.
- Define and improve processes for tracking and prioritizing software bugs, ensuring effective communication between QA and development teams.
- Provide technical input on software releases, ensuring that major issues are captured, prioritized, and resolved before deployment.
- Help establish quality gates for software deployment, balancing speed of development with stability and reliability.
Documentation & Reporting
- Generate detailed test reports, including logs, screenshots, and video recordings, to communicate test results clearly.
- Maintain up-to-date test documentation and QA processes, ensuring consistency and repeatability of testing procedures.
- Provide weekly summaries on test outcomes, major issues, and key areas for improvement.
About You
- MS in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of industry experience (or BS with 8+ years of industry experience).
- Strong experience in robotics software testing, validation, and debugging, ideally in a startup or fast-paced development environment.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting complex robotic systems, with an understanding of embedded software, perception, controls, and locomotion.
- Familiarity with software debugging tools, log analysis, and data visualization for diagnosing system behavior.
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python for testing, automation, and log processing.
- Experience working with robot simulation environments (e.g., MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac Sim) is a plus.
- Strong analytical mindset with a detail-oriented, structured approach to problem-solving.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to effectively document and communicate technical findings.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches twice a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
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