Robotics Software QA and Delivery Engineer

Who We Are:

At Formic were on a mission to revolutionize American manufacturing and create more abundance in the world. We believe in continuing the American legacy of innovation by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity by 10x.

Supporting us in our mission with investments thus far totaling over $60 million are backers including Lux Capital Initialized Capital Blackhorn Ventures Mitsubishi HC Capital NA and CEOs and founders of multiple Fortune 50 companies.

About the Engineering team:

As part of the Engineering Team you will be working on verifying quality of in-house designed and built industrial robotic systems. We are disrupting how these systems are built maintained and operated and looking for engineers who are not afraid to question the status quo within industrial automation and bring AI modern robotics and software development solutions to industrial robotics while continuing to expand their intelligence to make them more effective as well as easier to operate and maintain

As Robotics QA Engineer you will:

• Contribute to testing of in-house built robotics systems
• Define test plans and methodologies
• Work closely with SW Leads and Product Managers to align on release schedules
• Create and track bugs
• Utilize modern AI tools to maximize effectiveness of testing activities
• Work closely with Deployment Engineering team to help facilitate FAT tests
• Update System Operation Manual and other documentation
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelors degree in CS or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of relevant experience within the robotics consumer electronics or embedded field
• Experience creating Test Plans from scratch
• Experience with test management software such as TestRails or similar
• Experience with Scrum and Jira
• Located in or willing to relocate to the Chicago area and work on a hybrid basis (3 days/week) in our Woodridge IL facility

What we look for:

Were building a company from the ground up so every single person we hire has a massive impact on our team culture and ability to accomplish our mission. While each individual brings their own unique skills and perspectives to Formic we look for people who share our vision and act in alignment with our Operating Principles. If this sounds like you Formic could be the place for you!

• Fearless Optimism:You share our ambitious vision of what we can accomplish. Youre aware of the challenges we will face as a startup doing new things in an old space but youre energized by the incredible opportunity we have to drive change for our customers and for the manufacturing industry at large.
• Factories First:You have a strong customer focus no matter who your customer is. You seek to make things easier and better for our customers even if it makes your job a little harder.
• Today Not Tomorrow:There are always plenty of projects to tackle in a startup but you prioritize take accountability for work and have a bias toward action.
• Be Right Often:You dont do things just because thats how theyve always been done. You keep looking for ways to improve seek out feedback along the way and back your decisions up with data.
• Made of Rubber:Justlike rubber when you fall you bounce back up. You know theres going to be a lot of challenge and change in our work ahead but you are adaptable resilient and ready to thrive through it all.
• Good Baton Passes:You work with a desire to make things easier and better for your team members. You use empathy to understand the needs and goals of others and support each other so Formic can be successful together.

Equal Opportunity

Formic is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion or religious creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status family or parental status disability military or veteran status or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a persons merit business needs and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles please reach out to.

AI Use

At Formic fairness and transparency are at the heart of our hiring process. We use AI-powered tools in some interviews to help our teams evaluate candidate responses but all final hiring decisions are made by humans. You can learn more about how AI is used in our recruitment process by reviewing our AI Hiring Disclosure linkedhere.

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