Test Automation Engineer - TCWGlobal - Amherst, VA

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionTest Automation Engineer (Robotics / HIL) – Up to $40/hr

Location: Amherst, NH

Work Model: Hybrid – 3+ days onsite

Contract Length: 3-month contract with potential rolling extensions

Why This Role

This is a hands-on test automation role at the intersection of robotics, hardware-software integration, and release validation. You’ll work directly with physical robot fleets and HIL environments to ensure systems are test-ready, reliable, and capable of supporting continuous automated testing and release qualification.

Rather than routine hardware maintenance, this role focuses on test readiness, automation execution, and system validation, partnering closely with QA, automation, and engineering teams to keep testing pipelines moving.

Your Mission

Enable reliable, continuous testing by ensuring robot fleets are fully integrated into HIL and release automation workflows—ready to support system validation, development testing, demos, and release milestones.

What You’ll Do

HIL, System & Release Testing

Support automated and semi-automated testing using physical robots connected to HIL and system validation environmentsExecute release-level testing including sanity, smoke, and regression testsPrepare robots for test execution (configuration, firmware alignment, connectivity)Assist with defined test scenarios and validation workflowsTest Readiness & Fleet Operations (Non-Maintenance)

Ensure robot fleets are available, configured, and operational for scheduled testingPerform basic diagnostics and troubleshooting to unblock test executionEscalate complex issues to engineering or hardware teams with clear contextTest Data & Issue Reporting

Collect logs, artifacts, and observations from failed or unstable test runsClearly report issues with supporting data to QA and engineering partnersValidate fixes by re-running automated or guided test scenariosCross-Functional Collaboration

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