Senior Robotics Test Engineer, Electrical

About the role

The Robotics Test Engineering team within Symbotic's Hardware Engineering organization is seeking an Advanced Robotics Test Engineer, Electrical. This role is crucial for developing and executing reliability tests for electronic subsystems used in Symbotic’s mobile robot platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test fixtures for electronic subsystems across Symbotic mobile robot platforms
• Create and execute comprehensive test plans to validate electrical subsystem performance, reliability, and safety requirements
• Lead and support HALT, HASS, accelerated aging, and other stress testing activities to identify failure modes and improve durability
• Operate lab equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, and electronic loads to perform characterization and validation testing
• Develop Python scripts to automate robot operation, data capture, measurement logging, and test execution workflows
• Apply knowledge of CAN protocols and functional safety systems to evaluate subsystem behavior under normal and stressed operating conditions
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering teams and external suppliers to investigate failures, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in electronics testing, validation engineering, reliability engineering, or similar hardware-focused role
• Hands-on experience with HALT, HASS, accelerated aging, and other reliability test methodologies for electronic systems
• Strong proficiency using electrical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and electronic loads
• Experience reading electrical schematics and PCB designs (Altium experience preferred)
• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and data logging in a lab or test environment
• Familiarity with CAN bus protocols, functional safety systems, FMEA processes, and structured root cause analysis methods