SQE - Software Developer - Test

Mujin is the future of industrial robotic systems in production and distribution environments. Our technology gives robots perception and awareness, enabling them to take on more advanced tasks. We aim to revolutionize the use of robotics within industry to free human resources from labor-intensive tasks to focus on more intellectual challenges.          As a  Software Developer in Test at Mujin, you will play a pivotal role in providing Test Engineering and supporting QA infrastructure and tooling to commercialize innovative software solutions. SDET’s enable the product development organization to produce Mujin systems that are fit-for-purpose. The role collaborates with other colleagues and stakeholders to successfully launch Mujin products, while also providing remote and onsite support.         Your mission is advancing the state-of-the-art for quality engineering at Mujin. You will develop QE/QA processes and leverage test automation frameworks. Our applications are performance-critical and involve autonomous interactions with the surrounding world in an uncontrolled environment. You will build, test, and deploy your work in simulation and in the real world on the world’s most advanced hardware. You will contribute to the development of ambitious high-impact projects as part of a dedicated team of world-class “Mujineers”.     If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of intelligent robotics automation.      Position Description:      - Contribute test coverage, tooling, and simulators across a multi-repo software ecosystem spanning robot control, material handling equipment integration, and fleet/mobile robot services.  - Shift-Left quality engineering and test automation principles to incorporate first-time-right goals into the design phase of the software development process.  - Set up and maintain test automation frameworks and work with senior developers on how to find/fix bugs faster while increasing coverage.  - Work to support design and implement simulators for industrial robots, material handling equipment, sensors, and warehouse management systems.   - Review code and provide developers with constructive feedback to drive continuous improvements in quality and reliability.     - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to accelerate/expand test planning to include unit, functional, integration, end-to-end with dependencies, exception (negative) cases, and performance testing, including validating integration contracts and communication boundaries between control services and hardware bridge integrations.  - Operate with discipline and promote quality-first culture for timely delivery and exceptional user experience.     - Proactively diagnose sources of developer friction (release issues, production problems, rework due to gaps and errors) and develop corrective and preventative action plans to address.  - Other duties as required.     Position Requirements:     - Bachelor’s in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.      - Professional experience in software-driven product development for industrial automation, robotics, educational such as research, or similar industry.   - Programming skills in C++ and Python, and Linux experience in software development.  - Experience in the networking stack, protocols, routing, async I/O, multi-threading, inter-process communication, and debugging distributed systems across service boundaries.  - Experience with QE strategies and QA test plans for technology involving electromechanical devices and software ecosystems.         Preferred Qualifications:     - Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.   - 3+ years of professional experience in software-driven product development for industrial automation, robotics, or similar industry.  - Background in one or more Robotics Software specialties: Computer Vision, Fleet Management, Warehouse Execution, Motion Planning, Picking/Packing, Device I/O, Simulation.  - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build systems for large-scale, multi-module software projects.  - Experience with real-time systems.  - Experience validating both simulated and real hardware-in-the-loop behavior for robotic or automation systems.    Physical Demands/ Work Environment:    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  - Travel Requirement:  Up to 25%  - Ex. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer  - Ex. Ability to work extended hours as required    This Position Description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all supplemental duties, responsibilities, or non-essential requirements.    Mujin is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.