{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"eba05e4ed1b1c675df6be22d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/eba05e4ed1b1c675df6be22d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/eba05e4ed1b1c675df6be22d","title":"Robotics Test Engineer","description":"Robotics - San Francisco\n\nAbout the Team\n\nOur Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nAs a Test Engineer on the Robotics team, you will help shape the next generation of embodied AI. You’ll design and run rigorous, exploratory and requirements-driven tests—building custom test equipment, analyzing results, and translating findings into actionable insights that drive design breakthroughs and mitigate risks across hardware and software. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence how our AI scales beyond simulation, ensuring that every design, test, and iteration brings us closer to truly adaptive, versatile robotic systems.\n\nIn this role, you will:\n\nDesign and build custom test benches to evaluate system performance under realistic operating conditions; proficient in CAD and familiar with GD&T.\n\nAnalyze and interpret test data to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes.\n\nDevelop and maintain comprehensive test plans that validate mechanical performance against product requirements.\n\nExecute validation and verification testing, capturing both quantitative and qualitative data with high fidelity.\n\nAuthor clear, actionable test reports that summarize results, highlight risks, and recommend design or process changes.\n\nPartner with engineering design iterations and strategic decisions.\n\nDesign and execute compliance and regulatory testing campaignsing in-house vs 3rd party testing strategy\n\nYou might thrive in this role if you:\n\nHave strong intuition for mechanical and electromechanical systems and how they fail, degrade, or vary in real-world operation.\n\nEnjoy hands-on lab work designing, instrumenting, operating, and debugging test equipment and robotic hardware.\n\nCan turn evolving requirements and ambiguous failures into repeatable tests, trustworthy data, and clear engineering decisions.\n\nBalance rigorous validation, safety, and traceability with rapid hardware iteration.\n\nCommunicate clearly across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, and manufacturing teams, and build alignment on risks and corrective actions.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n7+ years of experience in hardware testing or validation, including at least 2 years working with robotics hardware components and systems.\n\nBachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\nExperience designing test fixtures and stands using CAD, engineering drawings, and GD&T.\n\nHands-on experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems, including calibration and measurement traceability.\n\nExperience developing automated or hardware-in-the-loop tests using Python, C/C++, or AI coding tools for test execution, data collection, and analysis.\n\nExperience designing reliability, accelerated life, environmental, and hardware qualification tests for robotic or electromechanical systems.\n\nExperience supporting EVT, DVT, PVT, pilot production, or sustaining hardware validation.\n\nExperience using root cause analysis, FMEA, or FEA to guide design improvements.\n\nExperience executing product standards compliance certification campaigns.\n\nAbout OpenAI\n\nOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core the full spectrum of humanity.\n\nWe are an equal opportunity employeration, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.\n\nBackground checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable lawation technology systems and related data security obligations.\n\nTo notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.\n\nWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.\n\nAt OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.\n\nCompensation\n\n$225K – $318K + Offers Equity\n\nThe base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factorsance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.\n\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts\n\nPre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)\n\n401(k) retirement plan with employer match\n\nPaid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)\n\nPaid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees\n\n13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)\n\nMental health and wellness support\n\nEmployer-paid basic life and disability coverage\n\nAnnual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth\n\nDaily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible\n\nRelocation support for eligible employees\n\nAdditional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.\n\nMore details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.\n\nThis role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.","company":"OpenAI","rawCompany":"openai","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-07T07:41:55.590Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.02","title":"Validation Engineers","slug":"validation-engineers"},{"code":"17-3024.00","title":"Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians","slug":"electro-mechanical-and-mechatronics-technologists-and-technicians"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Robotics Test Engineer","description":"Robotics - San Francisco\n\nAbout the Team\n\nOur Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nAs a Test Engineer on the Robotics team, you will help shape the next generation of embodied AI. You’ll design and run rigorous, exploratory and requirements-driven tests—building custom test equipment, analyzing results, and translating findings into actionable insights that drive design breakthroughs and mitigate risks across hardware and software. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence how our AI scales beyond simulation, ensuring that every design, test, and iteration brings us closer to truly adaptive, versatile robotic systems.\n\nIn this role, you will:\n\nDesign and build custom test benches to evaluate system performance under realistic operating conditions; proficient in CAD and familiar with GD&T.\n\nAnalyze and interpret test data to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes.\n\nDevelop and maintain comprehensive test plans that validate mechanical performance against product requirements.\n\nExecute validation and verification testing, capturing both quantitative and qualitative data with high fidelity.\n\nAuthor clear, actionable test reports that summarize results, highlight risks, and recommend design or process changes.\n\nPartner with engineering design iterations and strategic decisions.\n\nDesign and execute compliance and regulatory testing campaignsing in-house vs 3rd party testing strategy\n\nYou might thrive in this role if you:\n\nHave strong intuition for mechanical and electromechanical systems and how they fail, degrade, or vary in real-world operation.\n\nEnjoy hands-on lab work designing, instrumenting, operating, and debugging test equipment and robotic hardware.\n\nCan turn evolving requirements and ambiguous failures into repeatable tests, trustworthy data, and clear engineering decisions.\n\nBalance rigorous validation, safety, and traceability with rapid hardware iteration.\n\nCommunicate clearly across mechanical, electrical, software, controls, and manufacturing teams, and build alignment on risks and corrective actions.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n7+ years of experience in hardware testing or validation, including at least 2 years working with robotics hardware components and systems.\n\nBachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\nExperience designing test fixtures and stands using CAD, engineering drawings, and GD&T.\n\nHands-on experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems, including calibration and measurement traceability.\n\nExperience developing automated or hardware-in-the-loop tests using Python, C/C++, or AI coding tools for test execution, data collection, and analysis.\n\nExperience designing reliability, accelerated life, environmental, and hardware qualification tests for robotic or electromechanical systems.\n\nExperience supporting EVT, DVT, PVT, pilot production, or sustaining hardware validation.\n\nExperience using root cause analysis, FMEA, or FEA to guide design improvements.\n\nExperience executing product standards compliance certification campaigns.\n\nAbout OpenAI\n\nOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. 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