About this role
Join NEURA Robotics and take ownership of system-level testing and verification for 4NE1, our humanoid robot. You will be responsible for ensuring that complex interactions between mechanics, actuators, software, controls, and embedded systems are thoroughly validated before release.
Unlike a traditional electrical or mechanical test role, this position focuses on the overall system behavior, reliability, robustness, and verification strategy of a humanoid robot. You will help establish and continuously improve our testing and quality control methodology, define scalable verification processes, and contribute to the development of internal testing frameworks and infrastructure.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building test systems, creating structured validation processes, and translating real-world robot usage into meaningful verification activities.
Your mission & challengesSystem Validation & Test Strategy
Own the overall verification and validation strategy for 4NE1 across component, subsystem, and full-system levels
Define and maintain test plans, coverage, acceptance criteria, and release readiness processes
Derive test cases from system requirements and ensure traceability throughout the development lifecycle
Collaborate with mechanical, software, controls, autonomy, and safety teams to ensure comprehensive system validation
Provide objective release recommendations based on test evidence and risk assessments
Quality Control & Test Process Development
Design and continuously improve quality control procedures for robot testing during development and production
Define scalable test workflows, reporting standards, failure classification schemes, and verification processes
Establish testing best practices that can be applied consistently across future platform generations
Drive improvements in test efficiency, repeatability, and automation
Test Execution & Failure Analysis
Plan and execute functional, endurance, environmental, reliability, and integration testing
Validate robotic subsystems such as actuators, joints, gearboxes, sensors, control systems, and complete robot assemblies
Perform thermal, endurance, motion, vibration, and robustness testing where applicable
Investigate failures and drive root-cause analysis together with development teams
Analyze test data and generate actionable recommendations for hardware and software improvements
Test Infrastructure & Automation
Build, maintain, and improve test rigs and validation environments
Develop automated test procedures and data collection pipelines
Contribute to and expand internal test infrastructure, including repositories such as:
AwesomeConfig
MotionFaster
DriveTestBench
Support CI/CD-based validation workflows and automated regression testing where applicable
Help define the future testing architecture for humanoid robot development and manufacturing
What we look forward toDegree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or a related field
Several years of experience testing complex mechatronic or robotic systems
Experience owning verification, validation, or system testing activities across multiple disciplines
Strong understanding of system-level interactions between hardware, actuators, sensors, software, and controls
Structured, hands-on, and documentation-driven approach to engineering
Ability to move between detailed technical investigations and broader system-level implications
Experience testing complex robotic, mechatronic, automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, or similar systems
Experience creating test strategies, test plans, and test cases from requirements
Root-cause analysis and troubleshooting of multidisciplinary system failures
Experience with test automation using Python or similar scripting languages
Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and modern development workflows
Requirements traceability tools (e.g., Jira, Polarion, DOORS, or similar)
Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
Hands-on experience with test rigs, instrumentation, data acquisition, or validation environments
Nice to have skillsExperience testing humanoid robots, mobile robots, manipulators, or other complex robotic systems
ROS / ROS2 experience
Familiarity with actuators, gearboxes, motion control systems, and robotic drivetrains
Experience contributing to internal testing frameworks and developer tooling
Data analysis using Pandas, Grafana, InfluxDB, or similar tools
CI/CD validation pipelines and automated regression testing
Simulation environments (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MATLAB/Simulink, etc.)
Functional safety awareness (ISO 13849, IEC 61508, IEC 62061)
Environmental, endurance, vibration, or reliability testing experience
Basic understanding of embedded systems and communication protocols such as CAN, EtherCAT, or Ethernet