Manager of Robotics Test Infrastructure and Release

Agility Robotics is at the forefront of humanoid robotics, developing advanced robots designed to function seamlessly in human environments. Our mission is to build robots that enhance productivity and support industries through safe and effective automation. We are seeking a Manager of Robotics Test Infrastructure and Release to lead a team responsible for building and scaling the test infrastructure, automation frameworks, and internal tooling that power our software validation capability, while owning the release management function and the feedback loop that ensures every release makes us better than the last.

About the Role

As Manager of Robotics Test Infrastructure and Release, you will own the full lifecycle of software quality at Agility - from the tools and infrastructure that make testing possible, to the release process that gets software onto our robot fleet, to the feedback loop that closes the gap between what ships and what works in the real world.

You will lead a team of engineers who write test automation frameworks, develop internal tooling, manage CI/CD pipelines, and own the release management function end to end. You will define what "ready to release" means and hold that bar.

This role is ideal for a technically strong, execution-oriented leader who thrives at the intersection of software engineering, systems thinking, and operational rigor.

About the Work

Test Infrastructure, Tooling and Automation

• Own the architecture, development, and evolution of Agility's test infrastructure, including simulation-based, hardware-in-the-loop, and physical robot test environments
• Establish and scale structured test development practices and automated test frameworks across the full robotics software stack including controls, perception, state estimation, planning, and the cloud platform for  robot fleet management , ensuring test cases are comprehensive, maintainable, and traceable to product requirements
• Build and maintain internal tooling that serves the broader SEIT org, reducing manual effort and increasing test coverage and execution velocity
• Own test execution platforms, artifact management, regression tracking, and reporting infrastructure
• Partner with Systems Engineering to ensure requirements are translated into automatable acceptance criteria and that traceability from requirement to test to result is maintained

Release Management

• Lead the release management function end to end: define quality gates, own the release readiness process, and make the go/no-go call on software releases with clear, metrics-backed rationale
• Define the test strategy for each software release, specifying what gets tested, at what depth, and on what platforms before software ships to development or production robots
• Develop and enforce processes for bug tracking, prioritization, and resolution across the release cycle

Post-Release Feedback Loop

• Own what happens after a release goes out: track field issues, identify test gaps that allowed escapes, and drive resolution  before the next release
• Partner with integration engineers and software teams to reproduce, root cause, and resolve high-priority issues using data logs, telemetry, and test artifacts
• Use field data to continuously improve the test strategy and raise the quality bar over time

People and Cross-functional Leadership

• Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers across test infrastructure, automation, and release management
• Collaborate closely with Robot Software, Controls, AI Software, Systems and Testing teams to embed quality into every stage of the development cycle
• Deliver clear, actionable reporting to leadership on software health, release readiness, risks, and infrastructure needs

Experience

• 8+ years in product testing, test infrastructure, or test automation with at least 2 years in a management role
• Proven experience testing complex, multidisciplinary systems where hardware and software are deeply coupled: robotics, autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, or similar domains
• Track record of building and scaling SDET or test engineering teams in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
• Experience owning release processes end-to-end, including defining quality gates, managing regression pipelines, and making go/no-go calls 

Technical Expertise

• Hands-on experience architecting and building test infrastructure for complex robotic or electromechanical systems, including simulation-based, hardware-in-the-loop, and physical platform testing
• Demonstrated ability to develop or oversee automated test frameworks in Python or C++, with a focus on comprehensive, maintainable, and high-signal test coverage across controls, perception, behavior, and cloud software stacks
• Strong system-level debugging instincts: able to look at robot behavior, data logs,  telemetry and reason across hardware, firmware, and software to identify root cause
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling and software development workflows including Git, Jenkins, and Kubernetes; experience integrating test execution into the delivery pipeline
• Familiarity with robotics software architecture including real-time control loops, state estimation, and perception pipelines; enough depth to have a meaningful technical conversation with the engineers writing the code

Location

This position will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area with travel expected to Salem, OR

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.