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Staff Test Engineer - Actuation

Apptronik · Austin, TX

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
54 days
Apptronik's roles stay open a median of 55 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
21% of Apptronik's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Apptronik
high
61 stale, 2 reposted of 86 open
Hiring momentum
120 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-27

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Apptronik's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Apptronik.

About this role

As a Staff Test Engineer - Actuation at Apptronik, you will be responsible for the design validation and testing of custom actuator systems. Your role will involve leading actuator bringup and calibration, executing design validation tests, and developing test methods for production. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to diagnose issues and improve hardware design, while also building automation tools for scalable validation processes.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Apptronik as an employer.

What you need

  • Direct hands-on experience testing and characterizing actuators, motors, or gearboxes
  • Experience with motor bringup and calibration workflows
  • Strong cross-disciplinary debugging ability across mechanical, electrical, and firmware domains
  • Proficiency writing production-grade Python for test automation, data analysis, and post-processing
  • Demonstrated experience designing test methods and procedures
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and motor datasheets

Nice to have

  • Experience with humanoid or legged robot actuator systems
  • Familiarity with thermal modeling and thermal test methods for electric motor systems
  • Knowledge of motor drive electronics, power electronics, and power stage design margins
  • System identification background: frequency-domain analysis, bandwidth measurement, and dynamic model extraction
  • Experience transitioning test methods from R&D into production or manufacturing environments

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role requires strong cross-disciplinary skills and the ability to work independently
  • Hands-on experience is emphasized, which may not suit candidates looking for purely theoretical roles

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Listed by Apptronik on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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