Quality Assurance Engineer - Robotics

Rapyuta Robotics Koto-ku, Tokyo
  • 💴 No salary range given
  • 🏢 No remote
  • 🧪 3+ years experience required
  • 💬 No Japanese required
  • 🌏 Apply from abroad
  • 🧳 Relocate to Japan
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About Rapyuta Robotics

Rapyuta Robotics Koto-ku, Tokyo

Building low­ cost, lightweight autonomous mobile robots with high-level intelligence distributed in the cloud, and enabling such robots to offload some of their heavy computation and seamlessly learn and share experiences with one another.

Key benefits

  • Open, inclusive, safe environment
  • There's always something to learn
  • Relocation support

About the position

In this role, you can test real robots in physical environments, test virtual robots in simulated environments, automate API tests, and automate systems-level testing. The ideal candidate is hands-on and eager to work with cutting-edge robotics technology.

Responsibilities

  • Test Planning & Execution:
    • Review and analyze system specifications to define test cases.
    • Create and maintain test plans.
    • Execute test plans in both simulated environments and on actual hardware.
    • Track defects, generate bug reports, and compile test reports.
  • Process & Collaboration:
    • Participate in implementing and improving QA processes and best practices.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Automation & Tools:
    • Implement test automation for robotics systems.
    • Develop and maintain automated software tests for APIs and other system - components.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in software Quality Assurance as an individual contributor.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proven experience creating, maintaining, and executing manual and automated test cases.
  • Hands-on experience testing software that interacts with hardware, especially robotics.
  • Familiarity with testing frameworks in Python/C++ (e.g., Pytest).
  • Expertise in Linux ecosystems.
  • Advanced knowledge of testing methodologies (black-box, white-box, regression, BDD/TDD).
  • Working knowledge of Agile principles (e.g., SCRUM).
  • Experience with HTTP API testing.

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

  • Knowledge of HWIL, simulations, and ROS.
  • Basic understanding of embedded systems and electronics.
  • Experience with robotics or hardware product QA.
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as TestNG, JUnit, Pytest, Playwright, Selenium, or similar tools.
  • ISTQB certification.
  • Japanese language proficiency.
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).
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Meet Rapyuta Robotics's Developers

Jaiyam joined Rapyuta Robotics as a perception engineer, hoping to impact the future through developing products. He talks about Rapyuta’s values and how he became the systems lead of their ASRS (a type of warehouse automation technology) solution.

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