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Staff Systems Validation Engineer

Agility Robotics· SEIT
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Hybrid (Fremont, CA)$190k - $247kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Staff System Validation Engineer at Agility Robotics responsible for designing and executing comprehensive system-level verification and validation of a fully integrated humanoid robot, coordinating with Systems Engineering, Software, Controls, and Product Management to ensure real-world readiness and compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute system-level V&V test plans for fully integrated humanoid robots, translating requirements into testable validation criteria with pass/fail metrics and traceability
  • Design and execute end-to-end system validation tests across the fully integrated robot including full-body manipulation and locomotion, human-robot interaction, safety systems, environmental and operational scenarios
  • Extend validation coverage through simulation environments including regression testing at scale, rare failure modes, edge cases, and sim-to-real fidelity validation
  • Apply AI-assisted analysis techniques and modern data tooling to process large validation datasets, identify failure patterns and behavioral anomalies, and refine test strategy based on empirical field/lab data
  • Support functional safety verification and validation activities ensuring ISO standards compliance, including safety-critical function testing, fault injection, and SIL/PL verification
  • Develop automated test scripts and contribute to test infrastructure including fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems to enable repeatable, scalable validation
  • Prepare and present validation reports, test results, and risk assessments to engineering leads and stakeholders, informing go/no-go decisions

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of system-level verification and validation experience in robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex electromechanical systems
  • Hands-on experience with robot simulation environments to develop and execute test cases, generate synthetic test scenarios, and support regression testing at scale
  • Experience testing complex robotic or electromechanical systems including manipulation, locomotion, or similar multi-DOF systems
  • Familiarity with safety-critical system validation and functional safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, or ISO 26262
  • Experience in fast-paced product development environments balancing rigor with speed
  • V&V expertise with understanding of verification vs validation, V-model processes, test design techniques, and requirements traceability; familiarity with HIL/SIL testing
  • Robotics fundamentals including kinematics, dynamics, control systems, sensing, and actuation
  • Proficiency in Python or similar languages for automated test scripts/frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with test fixtures, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems
  • Strong debugging skills across hardware-software integration issues in complex systems

Skills

Required:System-level V&V designRobotics simulation/testingPythonFunctional safety standards
Nice to have:HIL/SIL testing

Benefits

  • 401(k) Plan with 6% company match
  • Equity: Company stock options
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance
  • Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible, unlimited PTO for Exempt employees; 12 company holidays
  • Non-Exempt: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, 12 holidays
  • On-site catered lunches four times a week; snacks and refreshments at Salem and Pittsburgh locations
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Supportive work environment with flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development and tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance for eligible roles
  • Annual discretionary bonus
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Agility Robotics

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility's humanoid robots are deployed today in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics. Proven automation for industrial environments.

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