iRobot
Design Verification & Test Development Engineer
US-MA-Bedford
No sponsorship$64k-$92kDetected 39 days ago
PythonC#PandasNumPyData AnalysisStatisticsProject ManagementRoboticsPLCLabVIEWCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical Thinking
About the role
- Your work will have a direct impact on iRobot's product portfolio and roadmap.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement test methods, procedures, and fixtures for new product development
- analyze, document, and communicate results clearly
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams to validate product performance and reliability
- Partner with Innovation teams to evaluate and validate early-stage concepts and emerging technologies
- Manage multiple exploratory efforts simultaneously, applying strong prioritization and project management skills
- Support transition from development to scalable test execution (local and global)
- Execute product and subsystem testing; analyze, document, and communicate results clearly
Requirements
- This role is uniquely split between New Product Integration (NPI) and Innovation, requiring both structured execution and the ability to thrive in ambiguity.
- Success in this role requires strong technical fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to leverage modern tools to solve evolving, often undefined problems.
- 3-5 years of experience developing and executing test methods and analyzing results, especially on robotic and/or consumer products
- Experience working with electromechanical systems that include complex software behaviors
- Experience in statistical analysis of test results
- Experience with specialized test equipment and test fixture hardware/software (thermal chambers, HALT chambers, vibration tables, power analyzers, pneumatics, PLC, Raspberry Pi, LabVIEW, C#, etc.).
- In Return You Can Expect:
Nice to have
- Strong programming skills (Python preferred) and experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib)
- Experience collaborating with China-based teams is highly preferred.
- Mandarin language proficiency is a plus.
Compensation
- $64,000.00 - $91,500.00
- iRobot is seeking passionate and bright individuals to join our Design Assurance Engineering team within the iRobot Labs (R&D Innovation) engineering organization.
- We are looking for a Design Verification & Test engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on prototyping and test environment.
- This role is uniquely split between New Product Integration (NPI) and Innovation, requiring both structured execution and the ability to thrive in ambiguity.
- You will support China-based NPI teams in validating product readiness for launch, while also partnering with US & China-based Innovation teams to validate emerging technologies.
- Success in this role requires strong technical fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to leverage modern tools to solve evolving, often undefined problems.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of any additional employment visas at this time.
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