Role Summary:
- We are looking for a hands-on Robotics QA Engineer responsible for validating the quality, reliability, and safety-related behavior of our Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) software platform.
- This role combines robotics software testing, simulation-based validation, ROS-based test automation, test management and traceability, failure analysis and root cause investigation, collaboration with Robotics, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps teams, and structured quality processes and release validation.
- This is not a traditional manual QA role and not a web application testing role.
- The ideal candidate understands robotic systems, simulations, system interactions, and software validation in complex environments.
Core Candidate DNA:
- Understands how robotic software behaves in real and simulated environments.
- Thinks in robot behavior, state machines, navigation flows, and sensor interactions.
- Validates complete robot workflows, not only isolated functions.
- Understands the difference between software defects, configuration issues, and environmental conditions.
- Understands the value and limitations of simulation.
- Creates repeatable and automated validation scenarios.
- Works with Gazebo or Ignition environments.
- Understands robot-world interactions, sensors, localization, navigation, and obstacle avoidance concepts.
- Defines realistic test scenarios.
- Reproduces complex defects.
- Validates system behavior across software releases.
- Translates customer issues into automated simulation tests.
- Demonstrates passion for traceability and repeatability.
- Understands validation processes.
- Documents complex test scenarios.
- Organizes large test suites across multiple product releases.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of test plans, test cases, regression testing, release validation, and defect tracking.
- Brings engineering rigor to quality assurance.
- Writes Python test automation.
- Investigates failures directly.
- Reads logs, ROS bags, and diagnostic outputs.
- Works closely with developers to reproduce and isolate issues.
- Performs approximately 70% hands-on validation and automation work.
Must-Have Skills:
- Strong understanding of ROS1 and/or ROS2.
- Knowledge of Topics, Services, Actions, and Parameters.
- Robot state monitoring.
- ROS debugging basics.
- Navigation and localization concepts.
- Experience working with robotic software systems.
- Strong Python skills.
- Automated testing development.
- Test script development.
- Data extraction and result analysis.
- Interaction with ROS through rospy and/or rclpy.
- Gazebo or Ignition Gazebo.
- World configuration.
- Model spawning.
- Scenario execution.
- Headless simulation execution.
- Simulation-based regression testing.
- Jira.
- Xray, Zephyr, or similar test management tools.
- Test planning.
- Test execution.
- Defect management.
- Traceability of verification activities.
- Test case design.
- Regression testing.
- Exploratory testing.
- Root cause analysis.
- Defect reporting.
- Release validation.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- AMR or AGV experience.
- Fleet Management Systems.
- VDA 5050 exposure.
- Robotics safety concepts.
- Obstacle avoidance validation.
- Localization validation.
- SLAM validation.
- Sensor fusion understanding.
- CI/CD integration testing.
- GitHub Actions.
- Docker.
- Kubernetes basics.
- Linux debugging.
- Performance testing.
- Hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Cybersecurity testing awareness.
- Playwright or API testing experience.
Responsibilities:
- Validate robot behavior in simulation environments.
- Develop automated Python-based validation scripts.
- Execute and maintain regression test suites.
- Verify navigation, localization, obstacle avoidance, and safety-related functionality.
- Interact directly with ROS Topics, Services, and Actions during test execution.
- Analyze ROS bags, application logs, and simulation output.
- Investigate defects and support root cause analysis.
- Maintain structured test repositories and Jira test cycles.
- Map software releases against test coverage and validation results.
- Collaborate with Robotics, Backend, and QA teams to improve product quality.
- Support release readiness assessments.
Reporting Line:
- Reports to the QA Team Lead.
- Works closely with Robotics Software, Backend, DevOps, and Product teams.
- Provides quality feedback throughout the development lifecycle.
