1X Technologies
Senior Test Development Engineer
$148K–$181K
Hayward, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Education
- Background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develops and supports functional and end-of-line test systems for NEO robotic hardware, from requirements through production deployment and ongoing maintenance.
What you'll do
- Own test stations for robot subassemblies throughout their lifecycle, including maintenance and corrective action.
- Build operator-facing test applications with guided workflows, pass/fail results, error handling, and unit traceability.
- Debug failures across hardware, firmware, software, instruments, fixtures, and processes; improve station performance and connect test results to production data.
What they ask for
- Background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proficiency in Python and/or C++, with willingness to work in both.
- Ability to read schematics and debug electronics at the board or subsystem level.
- Exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, or protocols such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, or EtherCAT; hands-on bench instrumentation experience.
Nice to have
- Experience building production test stations, end-of-line testers, hardware-in-the-loop systems, or test infrastructure.
- Experience with robotics or electromechanical systems, test-data pipelines, production software deployment, or AI-assisted development tools.
Pay
$148,000 - $181,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C++, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, EtherCAT
AI focus
AI-assisted development tools for faster software development, debugging, documentation, or fixture bring-up are preferred.
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