Simulation and Validation Software Engineer
Mind Robotics2 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Design and build automated test suites for firmware, controls, and runtime behavior in software-in-the-loop environments.
- Integrate simulation inputs and dynamic models, including simulated camera feeds, to represent real robots for software development and testing.
- Own regression test infrastructure and tooling for result analysis, failure triage, and coverage tracking.
- Collaborate with firmware, controls, and runtime engineers to define testability requirements and automate real-world failure scenarios.
- Drive validation burn-down during integration and assembly milestones and track issues to closure across teams.
Requirements
- A technical degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with fluency in Python and comfort debugging firmware-level code in C, C++, or Rust.
- Experience building validation, simulation, or test infrastructure for physical systems such as robots, motors, or actuators.
- Experience validating or testing robotics middleware or runtime systems such as ROS2 is preferred.
- Experience with dynamic modeling or simulation tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, MuJoCo, or Gazebo is preferred.
- Familiarity with functional safety standards including IEC 61508, ISO 13849, or ISO 26262 and safety validation processes is preferred.
- Comfort with oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, JTAG, and SWD is preferred.
- Experience with agent-driven coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is preferred.
About Mind Robotics
Mind Robotics builds generalizable industrial robots and the software runtime that lets them perceive, decide, and act under hard real-time constraints. It sells robotic systems and AI-driven middleware for factory-floor tasks, working directly with manufacturers; it has publicly cited a deployment partnership with Rivian. Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Palo Alto, the privately held company focuses on dexterous, adaptive automation for complex production environments.