Test Engineer

51 minutes agoSalary: 150K - 166KHayward, CAOnsiteFull TimeEngineeringJobs by 1X

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
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.

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About the Role

You will design and build end-to-end test systems for robotic hands and components. You will develop fixtures, instrumentation, controls, software, and safety systems; execute validation tests; analyze telemetry; investigate failures; and report engineering recommendations.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience developing and integrating test systems for complex electromechanical products
  • Experience with sensors, electric motors, motor-control electronics, wiring, structural components, and embedded control systems
  • Ability to write test software, develop test profiles, and interface controls with embedded hardware
  • Experience with telemetry and real-time signals for automated testing, diagnostics, closed-loop control, or issue detection
  • Hands-on experience with data-acquisition systems, power supplies, microcontrollers, wiring, relays, actuators, sensors, and custom test fixtures

Responsibilities

  • Design and build test systems, fixtures, instrumentation, electrical interfaces, controls, software, and safety mechanisms
  • Translate engineering requirements into repeatable test methods
  • Develop test software and control logic for telemetry collection and automated test progression
  • Execute tests from equipment bring-up through completion
  • Analyze telemetry and instrumentation data and report results
  • Investigate failures and distinguish test-system issues from product issues
  • Build reusable test infrastructure that improves validation coverage

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
  • Commuter benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Onsite snacks and catered lunches