SQA Engineer
Pickle Robot
Software Engineering
Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
USD 100k-125k / year
Posted on Dec 9, 2025
About this role:
Pickle Robot is seeking a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of our robotics software systems. You’ll work hand-in-hand with developers, hardware teams, and deployment engineers to design, execute, and automate test strategies for real-world robotic platforms operating in logistics warehouses across the U.S.
You’ll own the end-to-end testing lifecycle—from validating features in development to verifying robot behaviour in staging environments to supporting test procedures in the field. Your work will directly improve the stability and scalability of Pickle’s growing fleet of robotic truck unloaders. This is an excellent role for someone who is highly collaborative, enjoys hands-on testing, and thrives in fast-paced, hardware/software-integrated environments.
What You’ll Accomplish:
- Work closely with software engineers to write test cases and validate new features, ensuring extensive test coverage and thorough testing.
- Actively participate in design reviews, offering insights on testability, reliability, and safety, while identifying potential risks and areas for improvement.
- Develop and execute manual test plans to verify complex systems, including perception, planning, and control layers.
- Setup and manage test scenarios in simulation environments (e.g. Foxglove, Gazebo, ROS simulators) and on physical robot hardware.
- Identify and automate test cases using appropriate frameworks and scripting tools.
- Document test results and provide detailed bug reports.
- Contribute to test documentation, QA processes, and best practices.
Who You Are:
- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance with experience in robotics.
- Experience testing complex systems involving hardware, embedded systems, or real-time systemsExperience with ML Model testing.
- Experience with Playwright, Selenium, or Appium.
- Experience in at least one programming language Python, Java, C++, or similar.
- Experience with Page Object Model, Data-driven model, TestNG, or other automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with API testing and tools (e.g. RestAPI, GraphQL, Postman).
- Experience with simulation environments (e.g. Foxglove, Gazebo, ROS simulators) for testing and validation.
- Hands-on experience with Linux and command line tools.
- Familiarity with tools such as Git, Docker, Jenkins/Github Actions.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills, with the ability to diagnose complex issues.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Experience with Jira, Testrail, or similar tools.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team.
- Adaptable and able to prioritise tasks in a dynamic environment.
- Capable of working independently and taking initiative with minimal supervision.
- Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
About Pickle Robot
Pickle Robot is a pioneer in Physical AI for supply chain applications. Today Pickle robots autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance. The alternative is manual work that is difficult, dirty, sometimes dangerous, and increasingly hard to staff at distribution centers around the globe. Pickle Robot is laser focused on automating truck unloading using generative AI, machine learning, computer vision, advanced sensors, and industrial robotics to deliver engineered products customers rely on. Pickle Robot Unload Systems work alongside people on loading docks to make the work safer, faster, and more efficient. Pickle robots are physical AI that unload trucks.
Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.
Pay at Pickle
At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.
100000 - 125000 USD a year