Senior Software Engineer I/II, Test Robotics
Lila Sciencesabout 3 hours ago
Cambridge, MA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$144k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Automate unit, API, and UI test suites using Python, pytest, and Playwright
- Build hardware-in-the-loop tests against real and simulated robotics hardware
- Own verification and validation processes and create test plans mapping requirements to coverage
- Test internal dashboards and orchestration UIs used to operate the factory
- Perform regression and reliability testing to isolate flakiness and preserve test signal
- Create test fixtures and manage test data for reproducible results and diagnosable failures
- Integrate and maintain tests in CI pipelines
- Partner with platform, simulation, and human-factors engineers across software and hardware boundaries
Requirements
- 4–8 years of experience in software testing or QA automation for complex, integrated systems
- Hands-on Python automation experience with pytest and a modern UI framework such as Playwright
- Experience defining test plans and verification and validation processes
- Experience embedding tests into CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions or similar tools
- Experience testing across service, UI, and hardware boundaries, including nondeterministic behavior
- Ability to collaborate with platform and simulation engineers and communicate risk clearly
- Front-end unit testing experience with Vitest or Jest is a plus
- Hardware-in-the-loop, robotics, lab automation, simulator, or digital-twin testing experience is a plus
- Experience building test data management, fixtures, or reporting for large test suites is a plus
- Verification and validation experience in aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, or life sciences is a plus
- Exposure to GAMP 5, FDA CSA, 21 CFR Part 11, or DO-178C is a plus
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time U.S. employees
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Flexible time off and generous company-wide holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance program
- Commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office-based employees
- Company-subsidized lunch program
- Regionally tailored benefits for full-time employees outside the U.S.
About Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are building the foundation to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.