San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$125k–$145k/yr
RETHINK MANUFACTURING The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will h…
Skills: Automated Testing, Manual Testing, CI/CD Tools, Agile, Scrum
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Us At moss, we build robots that scan trees! But at our core, we’re solving a much bigger problem: enabling autonomous farming. We’re a small team of practical engineers with a long-term vision. We focus on real, m…
Skills: CAD, FEA, GD&T, Structural Analysis, Rapid Prototyping
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Company Overview Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating in stealth and are growing the world’s best team in AI robotics. We are looking for self-starters that…
Skills: RTOS, C, Assembly, ARM 64 Architecture, Device Drivers
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Company Overview Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating in stealth and are growing the world’s best team in AI robotics. We are looking for self-starters that…
Skills: Real-Time Linux, C++, C, Linux PREEMPT_RT, ROS 2
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Company Overview Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating in stealth and are growing the world’s best team in AI robotics. We are looking for self-starters that…
Skills: Compute Hardware Design, Circuit Simulation, eCAD Software, PCB/A Design, Design for Manufacturability
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Company Overview Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating in stealth and are growing the world’s best team in AI robotics. We are looking for self-starters that…
Skills: Motion Planning, Control Algorithms, Model Predictive Control, Kinematics, Dynamics
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Company Overview Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating in stealth and are growing the world’s best team in AI robotics. We are looking for self-starters that…
Skills: Robot Operation, Data Collection, Teleoperation, Spatial Awareness, Physical Coordination
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$158k–$268k/yr
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Skills: Supplier Engineering, Design For Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Process Control
San Francisco, California, United States · Remote OK
$250k–$275k/yr
Build the future of how humanity makes things. Guidewheel is on a mission to empower the world’s ten million factories to reach sustainable peak performance. Our leading AI-powered FactoryOps platform is the fastest and …
Skills: Engineering Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Systems Architecture, AI Implementation, Performance Metrics
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Design and execute automated and manual tests for factory automation and operations systems. Collaborate with R&D teams to define quality standards and maintain test frameworks to ensure reliable software releases.
Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 3+ years of experience in software QA. Experience with automated testing frameworks, CI/CD tools, and industrial software is preferred.
RETHINK MANUFACTURING
The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.
Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we’d love to speak with you.
\nABOUT THE ROLEDesign, develop, and execute automated and manual tests for software across factory automation, analytics, and operations systems.
Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, and software leads to define quality standards and testing strategies.
Develop and maintain test frameworks and tooling to support efficient validation of software releases.
Identify, document, and track software defects; work with engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Ensure software releases meet quality standards, performance benchmarks, and security requirements.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance test coverage, automation, and QA processes.
Participate in design and code reviews to provide input on testability and quality considerations.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in automation, industrial software, or embedded systems.
Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD tools
Familiarity with software development lifecycle (Agile/Scrum) and quality processes.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.
Experience with industrial automation, robotics, or factory systems is a plus.
BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY
Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure assembly operations. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). With its new AI factory, Bright Machines addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI and the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing by building data center infrastructure at scale with higher quality and shorter time-to-market.
Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.
Next-generation manufacturer bringing AI and data center infrastructure production to the edge.
Bright Machines is a next-generation technology manufacturer that combines robotics and physical AI to bring AI and data center infrastructure production closer to the edge. Its Bright Factory model integrates design intelligence, programmable automation, and real-time production data to help customers accelerate silicon-to-revenue timelines, reduce total production costs, and maximize the lifetime value of deployed systems.
Offices: 2445 16th St, San Francisco, California 94103, US
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