Robotics Test Engineer (m/f/d) – Quality & Safety

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential robotics organization seeking a talented test engineer to ensure the reliability, safety, and predictability of advanced robotic systems. In this role, you will work across the entire control pipeline—from low-level C-based APIs to ROS 2 interfaces and full hardware-in-the-loop validation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing clear, scalable test plans for robotics software, including ROS 2 wrappers around low-level control APIs
• Designing unit, integration, system, and HIL tests that validate the translation between ROS 2 interfaces and underlying C-based control systems
• Building mock environments using frameworks such as gTest/gMock to isolate and test ROS 2 topics, services, actions, and parameter handling
• Executing integration tests in simulation and on physical robotic hardware to verify the full control chain
• Ensuring state reporting, diagnostics, and error-handling mechanisms operate reliably within the ROS 2 ecosystem
• Testing ROS 2 hardware interfaces, including initialization routines, state interfaces, and command interfaces
• Conducting structured hardware testing, progressing from unit tests to SIL and HIL for complete end-to-end validation
• Developing automated test scripts and custom tools that extend standard ROS 2 utilities
• Performing long-duration stability tests, performance evaluations, and controlled fault-injection experiments
• Documenting results, analyzing system behavior, and collaborating with developers to identify, track, and resolve issues
• Continuously refining testing workflows to improve coverage, safety, and confidence in every software release

What We're Looking For

Essential qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• 2–3 years of hands-on experience testing robotics software, ideally with ROS 2
• Strong understanding of unit, integration, system, and hardware-in-the-loop testing methodologies
• Proficiency with C++, Python, Linux development, and ROS 2 tools (topics, services, actions, launch_testing, etc.)
• Experience with gTest/gMock and mocking low-level APIs
• Ability to work safely around robotic hardware and evaluate system behavior in real-world tests
• Strong analytical skills and a structured, detail-oriented testing mindset
• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows

Beneficial skills:

• Experience testing control systems, hardware interfaces, or robotic manipulators
• Familiarity with ROS 2 hardware interface concepts (resource manager, controllers)
• Exposure to real-time systems or low-level control APIs
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, or simulation tools (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, etc.)

This position is based in Munich, Bavaria.

How We Work With You

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive for the robotics engineering market in Munich.

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