Hardware Test Systems Engineer
About the role
This is a career-defining opportunity to play a crucial role in a hyper-scale AI company that is transforming the future of autonomous systems, energy, and the built environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and build custom hardware/software test fixtures and systems that electrically stimulate, measure, orchestrate, and validate PassiveLogic Hive, Cell, and Sense product families.
- Test, report bugs, and debug mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software problems alongside our development teams.
- Evangelize new testing methodologies, best practices, and tools with goals to continuously improve test coverage through both manual and automated processes.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to support engineering test, bringup, and deployment of our Autonomous Platform for Buildings.
Requirements
- B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar field.
- 3+ years experience in a test or design focused role.
- Ability to independently architect, design, and build custom hardware/software test systems.
- Comfortable working hands-on in a hardware lab environment, including wiring, soldering, rework, instrumentation, and debugging prototype electrical systems.
- Previous Python test script design, coding, debugging and maintenance experience.
- Knowledge of test methods, appropriate levels of test, test techniques, statistics, and data analysis methods.
You must have
- Ability to analyze technical specifications and come up with solutions to complex technical problems in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
- Experience developing software that interfaces with power supplies, DAQs, sensors, and other embedded hardware.
- Comfort with basic Linux operation and terminal commands.
- Basic PCBA design, bringup, and debugging experience.
- Exceptional communication skills, with a knack for concise technical writing and graphical communication.
You should have
- Familiarity with standard embedded communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc) as well as physical interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, WIFI.
- Experience applying Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
- Ability to read and analyze schematics to identify test points and test cases.
- Basic familiarity with good practices of coding with AI agents.
- Previous experience working in a small company/startup environment and building test infrastructure from the ground up.
It’s helpful to have
- Familiarity with standard embedded communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, etc) as well as physical interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, WIFI.
- Experience applying Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
- Ability to read and analyze schematics to identify test points and test cases.
- Basic familiarity with good practices of coding with AI agents.
- Previous experience working in a small company/startup environment and building test infrastructure from the ground up.
Compensation, Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation
- Generous equity share package
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Disability and Life Insurance options
- Flex PTO
- Team building events
- Free catered lunch in the office Monday — Friday
- Free ski pass (We are at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon)
- Free National Park pass
A Note on Working Onsite
This role is based in our Salt Lake City Office. We believe that creativity and cohesion flows best when we are all together. When you’re constantly innovating, transforming whole industries, inventing new products and processes, and creating a more sustainable future through technology—and we are doing all these things—we believe we’re better as a team in-person. That’s why all of our teams work from one of our office locations, five days a week.
Diversity and inclusion
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is woven into our values and everything we do. We welcome all—come as you are and bring your whole self. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity every day by maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for our employees at every stage of their careers.