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Hardware Test Engineer – Dexterity

Apptronik· Test & Validation
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Austin, TXfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hardware Test Engineer focusing on development and validation of robotic hand hardware within Apptronik's Dexterity R&D program. Hands-on role spanning mechanical, electrical, and system-level testing, responsible for test strategy, planning, fixture design, and execution, with close collaboration to ME, EE, firmware, and controls.

Responsibilities

  • Test Strategy & Planning: Define what needs to be validated across the Dexterity hardware program and translate design requirements into structured test plans at the component, sub-assembly, and system levels.
  • Test Plan Authoring: Write test plans and procedures covering objectives, setup, instrumentation, pass/fail criteria, and data requirements with traceability from requirements through results.
  • Test Article Assembly: Assemble and configure test articles from prototype hardware, including instrumented builds and revision-controlled configurations, in coordination with ME and EE.
  • Test Execution: Execute tests from components to system-level evaluations; collect, process, and analyze data with attention to measurement quality.
  • Results Reporting & Recommendations: Produce structured test reports with findings and recommendations linked to design implications.
  • Design for Test Consulting: Advise during design phase on instrumentation needs, access requirements, and fixture interfaces.
  • Test Fixture Design & Fabrication: Design and build custom test fixtures and benchtop setups for R&D.
  • Harnessing Support: Support wiring harness design, assembly, and documentation ensuring routing, strain relief, and test-access requirements.
  • PLM Engagement: Use PLM to manage test documentation, track hardware revisions, and align test records with hardware configuration.
  • Root-Cause Analysis & Feedback: Diagnose failures and anomalies with data-driven analysis and provide feedback to design teams.
  • Embedded Team Participation: Participate in design reviews and maintain feedback loops with ME, EE, firmware, and controls engineers.

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience testing mechanical or electromechanical hardware, including setup, instrumentation, data collection, and analysis.
  • Ability to write structured test plans with clear pass/fail criteria and traceable documentation.
  • Experience designing and building test fixtures or benchtop test setups.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and component datasheets.
  • Familiarity with data acquisition systems and benchtop instruments (force/torque sensors, encoders, DAQs).
  • Experience on multi-disciplinary hardware teams with fast iteration cycles.
  • Systematic approach to debugging and root-cause analysis.
  • Python competency for data processing and analysis.
  • Ability to leverage AI agents for debug and development support.

Skills

Required:Test planningTest executionData analysis (Python)Fixture design & fabrication
Nice to have:PLM usage

Benefits

  • Direct hire; no agency solicitation.
  • Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination policy.
Last updated Sep 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Apptronik

One Platform for the Future of Work

Apptronik designs humanoid robotics platforms with mobility, manipulation, and human-centered interaction to support people in the workplace.

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