Atoms
Hardware Test & Validation Engineer
$120K–$170K
Pittsburgh, PA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh - Experience
- 3+ years, or equivalent hands-on experience.
About the job
Designs and automates hardware tests to validate food-production robotics for safety, reliability, and durability in real kitchens.
What you'll do
- Translate food-safety and regulatory requirements into test specifications, acceptance criteria, and traceable test plans.
- Build fixtures and automated rigs, instrument systems with sensors, and conduct environmental, endurance, and lifecycle tests.
- Analyze and document test results, identify failure modes, and work with engineering and supply chain on root-cause analysis and design improvements.
What they ask for
- 3+ years in hardware/product validation or test engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience, with proven fixture-building and lab skills.
- Hands-on experience with Raspberry Pi/Arduino or similar, integrating temperature/humidity and related sensors.
- Experience designing and executing environmental and lifecycle tests, including thermal/humidity, ingress/cleaning exposure, and durability.
Pay
$120,000 - $170,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Raspberry Pi, Arduino
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