1X Technologies

1X Technologies

Test Engineer

Hayward, CA

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$166kDetected 3 days ago
RoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringTest AutomationActuators

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57Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level III · 3×
Level I$80,5791 entry
Level II$108,4722 entries
Level III$136,3443 entries
Level IV$164,2374 entries

$14,237 more — $164,237 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $164,237 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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About the role

  • The work spans complex electromechanical assemblies, actuators, sensors, motor controls, structures, and embedded systems.
  • Useful engineering data: Analyze telemetry and instrumentation data to identify anomalies, failure signatures, and trends.
  • Turn raw test data into concise reports that clearly communicate results, risks, and recommended next steps.

Responsibilities

  • NEO is our flagship - a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people.
  • We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time safely creating abundance for all.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related engineering discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • Strong experience working with systems that combine sensors, electric motors, motor control electronics, wiring, structural components, and embedded control systems.
  • Experience working with telemetry and real-time signals for automated testing, diagnostics, closed-loop control, or issue detection.
  • Hands-on experience with equipment such as data acquisition systems, power supplies, microcontrollers, wiring and relays, actuators, sensors, and custom test fixtures.

Skills

  • Experience testing robotic hands, grippers, actuators, precision mechanisms, or other high-degree-of-freedom electromechanical systems.
  • Experience with long-duration, durability, or reliability testing.
  • Experience with environmental testing, including thermal/humidity chambers or vibration testing.
  • WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL 1X TEAM MEMBER LOOK LIKE:
  • They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask.

Compensation

  • $150,000-166,000

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
  • Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
  • Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support

Company info

  • The Hands team is responsible for developing the robotic hands that allow NEO to interact with the physical world.
  • As a Test Engineer, you will build the test infrastructure that allows the team to understand how these systems behave and prove that they are robust, capable, and ready for real-world use.
  • This is a highly hands-on role.
  • You will spend time designing and building fixtures and test equipment, integrating instrumentation, writing test software, running tests, troubleshooting failures, and working directly with the hardware.
  • Build the test systems and methods that prove NEO's hands and hand components perform reliably under real-world conditions.
  • You will own test infrastructure from requirements through execution: including fixtures, instrumentation, electrical interfaces, controls, software, data collection, and safety systems.
  • You will also use these systems to validate hardware, analyze telemetry, identify failure modes, and turn test results into clear engineering decisions.
  • Robust test systems: Design and build end-to-end test systems for robotic hands and hand components, including fixtures, instrumentation, electrical interfaces, controls, software, and safety mechanisms.
  • Repeatable validation: Translate engineering requirements into reliable test methods that exercise sensors, motors, motor control electronics, structural components, and complete hand assemblies under representative loads and operating conditions.
  • Automated testing: Develop test software and control logic to configure test profiles, communicate with devices under test, collect telemetry, automate test progression, and detect issues in real time.
  • Hands-on test execution: Own tests from equipment bring-up through completion, including device integration, setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, inspections, and safe operation of test equipment.
  • Useful engineering data: Analyze telemetry and instrumentation data to identify anomalies, failure signatures, and trends. Turn raw test data into concise reports that clearly communicate results, risks, and recommended next steps.
  • Fast failure learning: Investigate failures quickly, reproduce unexpected behavior, and determine whether an issue originates in the test system or the product.

Equal opportunity

  • 1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer

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