Senior Test Development Engineer
1X is a Palo Alto-based AI and robotics company building general-purpose humanoid robots, led by its consumer home robot NEO.
Palo Alto, United States
Funding history
About 1X
1X develops embodied-AI humanoid robots designed to learn from real-world deployment and perform household tasks. Its current flagship product is NEO, a home robot offered through an early-access ordering flow.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop and own functional and end-of-line test systems for robotic electronics and subassemblies. You will build operator-facing test applications, integrate traceability data, improve station performance, and diagnose failures across hardware, firmware, software, fixtures, and processes.
Requirements
- 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 CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, or EtherCAT
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and programmable power supplies
Responsibilities
- Own functional and end-of-line test stations through deployment, maintenance, and corrective action
- Build operator-facing test applications with guided flows, pass-fail verdicts, error handling, and traceability
- Improve station uptime, cycle time, test coverage, data quality, and deployment repeatability
- Reproduce and resolve failures across hardware, firmware, software, instruments, fixtures, and processes
- Integrate test results, serial numbers, board IDs, and logs into test-data systems
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- Commuter benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches
