Robotics Test & Debug Engineer
Tutorintelligence · Watertown, MA · onsite
USD 120,000 to 190,000 · period not stated
The Role:
- Sonny V2, our semi-humanoid robot, moves into production in early 2027 and ramps to 18 robots a day.
- We're hiring a Robotics Test & Debug Engineer to make sure every Sonny that leaves our Watertown factory works.
- You'll be the production team's first line of defense: when a robot fails, you find the root cause and fix it. You'll also build the test platforms that catch failures early.
What You'll Own:
- Robot debug: take failing robots and subassemblies to root cause
- First line of defense: resolve floor issues fast and escalate design problems with clear data
- Bench testing: design subassembly fixtures and hardware-in-the-loop rigs
- Factory acceptance testing: build the end-of-line test every Sonny passes before it ships
- Test automation: write Python test sequences, with results logged to ION and Atlas
- Closing the loop: turn recurring failures into new tests and process fixes
Your First Year:
- Bench tests live for Sonny's critical subassemblies before the 2027 ramp
- An automated FAT that every Sonny passes, with results traced to serial number
- Most floor issues resolved within Production Engineering, without an Engineering escalation
- Recurring failures trending down month over month
What You Bring:
- BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Mechatronics Engineering
- Hands-on root-cause debug of robots or electromechanical systems
- You've built test fixtures, bench rigs or HIL systems that others used
- Python for test automation and data analysis
- Strong electrical skills: schematics, scopes, meters, CAN
- Comfortable on the production floor, working alongside technicians
Nice to Have:
- Experience bringing a new robot or hardware product into production
- Humanoid, mobile robot or robot arm experience
- Embedded firmware or Linux experience
- MES/PLM experience (ION or similar)
- Daily use of AI tools like Claude to build tools and analyze data