Operations Manufacturing Test Lead at Bedrock Robotics in San Francisco, CA

Job description

Join the team bringing autonomy to the built world At Bedrock, we're moving AI out of the lab and onto real job sites. Our team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition, and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. We retrofit the heavy equipment contractors already own, starting with excavators, so experienced crews can safely take on more projects and deliver more of the critical infrastructure our society needs. In August 2026, Bedrock-equipped excavators began doing fully autonomous, paid work on live commercial job sites. We've more than doubled our customer base since 2025, and our machines now work with contractors across the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic In October 2026, we raised a $600M Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, bringing our total funding to nearly $1B. We're using it to put more autonomous machines to work, build the field and operations teams behind every deployment, and expand into new machine types and job-site tasks. This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. You'll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can't touch. If you're ready to do meaningful work on hard problems, we'd love to have you join us. Role Overview: We are looking for a Manufacturing Test Engineer to design, build, and scale robust test systems that ensure product quality from early hardware development through high-volume manufacturing and fleet deployment. This role sits at the intersection of hardware engineering, manufacturing, and quality—owning test strategy, infrastructure, and execution to catch design, process, workmanship, and component-level issues before products reach the field. You will develop automated, data-driven test frameworks and diagnostic systems that enable fast bring-up, high coverage, and scalable production operations. Key Responsibilities: 1. Test Strategy & Framework Development Define end-to-end manufacturing test strategy across EVT, DVT, PVT, and production Develop scalable hardware test frameworks covering functional, system-level, and end-of-line testing Architect modular test systems that can evolve from prototype builds to high-volume manufacturing Establish test coverage goals to ensure detection of: Design defects Component quality issues Manufacturing process variation Workmanship defects 2. Test Development & Automation Design and implement functional test systems (electrical, mechanical, system-level validation) Develop automated test scripts and sequences using Python or similar languages Integrate test equipment (DAQs, sensors, vision systems, robotics interfaces, etc.) Build diagnostic tools to quickly isolate failures and reduce debug time Enable data logging, traceability, and test result analytics 3. Work Order & Manufacturing Execution Integration Configure and manage work orders and test flows within MES or manufacturing systems Define test steps, pass/fail criteria, and routing logic across stations Ensure traceability of test results to serial numbers, components, and build configurations Partner with manufacturing teams to optimize throughput and minimize test time 4. Product & Manufacturing Line Bring-Up Lead test bring-up for new products during EVT/DVT/PVT builds Support factory ramp by deploying and validating test stations on production lines Debug early build issues and rapidly iterate on test coverage and methods Train operators and technicians on test processes and troubleshooting 5. Diagnostics & Failure Analysis Develop structured diagnostic workflows to identify root causes of failures Partner with hardware, firmware, and quality teams on root cause analysis (RCA) Differentiate between design issues, supplier defects, and manufacturing errors Implement containment actions and feed improvements back into test and design 6. Reliability & Sustaining Test Design and execute ongoing reliability and stress testing (burn-in, environmental, lifecycle