Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical hardware testing, validation, and reliability of electromechanical systems
• 3+ years of experience using CAD to design complex assemblies, preferably SolidWorks
• Experience building or modifying test fixtures to apply load, motion, or environmental stress
• Familiarity with failure modes, mechanics of materials, thermal behavior, and lifecycle testing of hardware systems
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Willing to occasionally travel
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems, sensors, and motion control components for automated test fixture development
• Ability to use Python, C/C++, MATLAB, JMP or similar to analyze and interpret test results
• Familiarity with hardware communication protocols (EtherCAT, CAN, SPI, I2C)
• Experience developing or maintaining telemetry or logging infrastructure for test analysis
• Familiarity with thermal chambers, vibration tables, dynamometers, and ingress protection testing
• Worked on new product development for high-volume consumer or industrial products
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering teams to drive root cause analysis and quality improvements
• Familiarity with FMEA and DVP&R to prioritize and organize test planning
• Experience setting up and running a Design of Experiments (DoE)
• Exposure to safety-related testing practices or certification processes (e.g., fault injection, redundancy validation)

What the job involves

• At Cobot, we’re creating the software and hardware foundation for the next generation of collaborative robots — and we’re looking for a Hardware Test & Validation Engineer with a mechanical and reliability focus to help validate the performance, durability, and robustness of our robotic systems