Robotics Test Engineer

Pronto • San Francisco, CA

9h

About The Position

What You'll Own
Release Testing Pipeline — Design and execute regression test suites for each release, coordinating with Ops to schedule field tests and ensuring smooth hand-offs
Test Case Development — Create, maintain, and curate test cases that cover critical autonomous behaviors, edge cases, and regression scenarios
Test Request Management — Triage incoming test requests from developers and iterate on process improvement
Test Automation Infrastructure — Build and maintain automated testing frameworks, with a focus on simulation-based testing that can catch issues before they reach the field

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software testing, QA, or test automation
• Strong Python programming skills — you'll write significant automation code
• Experience building test frameworks or automation infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills for coordinating across engineering and operations teams
• Systematic approach to test case design and bug/issue tracking
• Comfortable working with log data and debugging complex system behavior

Nice To Haves

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or safety-critical systems
• Background in CI/CD pipelines and test integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Experience with pytest, unittest, or similar Python test frameworks
• Understanding of control systems, localization, or perception (enough to design meaningful tests)
• Data analysis skills for querying test results and logs
• Familiarity with simulation environments (Gazebo, CARLA, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Release & Regression Testing Define which test cases are relevant for each release based on code changes and risk assessment Coordinate with Ops team to schedule and execute field tests Analyze test results, identify failures, and work with developers to reproduce and diagnose issues Maintain release testing documentation and sign-off processes
• Test Automation & Simulation Build simulation-based test infrastructure to validate autonomy software before field deployment Develop automated test scripts that can run against simulation and log replay Create tooling to compare expected vs. actual vehicle behavior from logged data Establish metrics and dashboards for test coverage and pass rates
• Test Request Management Own the test request intake process from developers Identify patterns in test requests to inform simulation-based testing priorities
• Process Improvement Continuously improve the testing process to reduce cycle time and increase coverage Document test procedures and maintain test case repositories Train Ops team members on test execution procedures Identify gaps in test coverage and propose new test cases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed