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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Test & Verification Engineer - **Company:** Carbon Robotics - **Location:** Seattle, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Altium Designer, Data Analysis, SolidWorks (CAD), White-Box Testing, Verification and Validation (Software), Hardware Testing, System-level Testing - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/faefe35e-966d-4ba0-bb82-b6212d663370 ## About the Role * 4+ years experience in both hands-on verification, validation, and testing roles. * Extensive experience setting up, operating, and analyzing results from shock/vibe, structural, climatic, power distribution, and PCB specific test equipment. * Extensive experience collaborating with ME and EE design engineers to evaluate their designs, build verification and validation plans and track progress to those plans. * Experience coordinating with external test houses. * Experience working with component vendors to implement and/or monitor their pre-delivery acceptance testing. * Good understanding of underlying ME and EE design principles and hands on experience with structural, electronics, and PCB troubleshooting. * Ability to comfortably use CAD and PCB design tools such as Solidworks and Altium. * Solid familiarity with applicable UL, IPC, and SAE codes and compliance to them. * Effective verbal and written communication skills, including writing test and compliance reports. * Demonstrated ability to work with direct and matrixed management to achieve timely objectives. * 20%+ travel to test houses, in field testing units, and vendors expected * BS in Electrical Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering ## Description As a Hardware Test & Verification Engineer at Carbon Robotics you will work with the designers on the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams to develop verification and validation plans and then test components and systems to ensure high product reliability from day one. You will provide expertise while working closely with MEs and EEs to determine the appropriate methods of compliance and test techniques to ensure our electrical, including PCBs, and structural components are suitable for the demanding applications of low maintenance agricultural robots. You will then be responsible for setting up, running, and analyzing the results of a multitude of different types of tests either at our facility or at test houses. Above all, you'll do whatever it takes, including travel to customer farms and our manufacturing facilities, to ensure our customers have safe and reliable products that meet or exceed their expectations. What you'll do: * Work on a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team to ensure the successful development, deployment, and sustainment of multiple revolutionary robotics products. * Lead component level qualification test design and execution * Determine target test environments, write test and compliance plans, operate test equipment, and coordinate with external test houses. * Specific areas of testing include Shock/Vibe, Climatic, Power Distribution Testing, PCB specific testing, and structural testing. Manage component level acceptance test design and vendor management * Coordinate with vendors to ensure appropriate component level acceptance level test plans are in place and are followed. Perform audits as necessary. System level test design and execution * Develop test plans and execute full system integrated testing to ensure functionality, performance, and reliability meet product requirements. 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