Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Test and Validation

Job Description

Role Summary

The Senior Robotics Software Engineer Test and Validation will be a key member of the AI Research team within the Autonomous Robotics Center (ARC). In this role you will define what ready for production means for robotic manipulation capabilities and build the validation infrastructure to prove it across simulation hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and real workcells.

You will own system-level KPIs measurement integrity regression gates and the failure taxonomy that turns field issues into clear actionable engineering work. This role is critical to delivering reliable scalable and safe robotic manipulation systems into GMs production environments.

Work Location: Onsite Warren MI
Travel: As needed to plants and pilot cells

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end validation frameworks spanning simulation-driven testing and HIL testbeds for controllers sensors and actuators.

• Define instrument and operationalize measurable KPIs for manipulation performance (e.g. grasp/pick success rate drop rate recovery success cycle-time distributions) and ensure consistent computation across environments.

• Build and maintain regression testing pipelines using reproducible playback (e.g. logged data replay) and automated scenario suites to detect performance drift across software and model updates.

• Develop integration and system tests for multi-node robotics systems including launch-based testing patterns test harnesses and CI-ready execution.

• Establish safety monitoring and compliance-aware validation hooks appropriate for industrial robotics deployments (e.g. risk-based testing protective stop behaviors fault monitoring).

• Lead cross-functional failure reviews with AI planning controls and data engineering teams and drive issues to closure (reproduce isolate mitigate prevent recurrence).

• Create clear documentation dashboards and reports that translate system behavior and test outcomes into actionable engineering requirements and decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Robotics Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.

• 5 years of experience in robotics testing/validation systems integration or reliability engineering for deployed robotic or mechatronic systems.

• Demonstrated experience with HIL concepts and building closed-loop test setups for embedded and/or robotic systems.

• Strong software automation skills in Python and/or C including the ability to build test harnesses dashboards and regression gates.

• Experience with simulation and/or log replay techniques for reproducible testing scenario coverage and debugging.

• Proven documentation and communication skills including the ability to turn complex system behavior into clear test requirements acceptance criteria and engineering actions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with industrial robot safety standards and safety-related control system concepts.

• Hands-on ROS 2 testing experience (e.g. integration testing patterns launchtesting multi-node validation).

• Experience validating full perceptionplanningcontrol stacks beyond unit-level testing including system-level performance and robustness.

• Experience defining and applying acceptance criteria for plant deployment readiness including performance reliability and maintainability thresholds.

• Experience working in cross-functional environments with AI/ML controls perception and systems engineering teams to deliver production-grade robotic solutions.

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