Boston Dynamics

Software Engineer in Test, Humanoid Robotics

Waltham, MA, USA

Work authorization required$90k-$111kDetected 34 days ago

PythonC#BashLinuxWebSocketsJiraRoboticsControlsTest AutomationManual TestingUnityAR/VR

About the role

Boston Dynamics seeks a highly technical SQA Engineer to test the Atlas Humanoid Robot.
In this critical, hands-on role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of Atlas's software systems, focusing heavily on coding robust automated test cases that span multiple complex domains.
If you thrive on learning fast, solving cross-functional problems, and seeing your code directly impact a groundbreaking robot, this role is for you.

Design, develop, and maintain the comprehensive manual and automated overall regression test suite, focusing on integration stability.
Drive the end-to-end quality of virtual environments by designing both automated and manual testing strategies for VR and Unity-based applications used in robot simulation and operator teleoperation.

3-4 years of experience in Software QA Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Development, with a history of shipping and supporting product releases.
Hands-on experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) manual testing, including physical test setup manipulation and live sequencing execution on robotics, automotive, or embedded systems.
Strong proficiency in test automation with a solid base in Python, C#, or a similar language.
Direct experience automating HTTP and WebSocket (WS) APIs is required.
Expertise in designing comprehensive test plans and executing functional, integration, and regression testing with strong manual rigor.
Expertise in Defect Lifecycle Management using defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira) for precise defect reporting, verification, and analysis.

Experience testing real-time control systems or low-latency teleoperation hardware/software.
Familiarity with UI/UX and backend validation for complex workflow sequencing or orchestration applications.
Operational familiarity with a Linux development environment (e.g., advanced bash/shell scripting).
Experience with Root Cause Analysis on complex, cross-functional system failures.
This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

The salary or hourly pay range for this position will be clearly stated in the job posting as required by Massachusetts law.

This listing is sourced directly from Boston Dynamics's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.