Job Description

We believe general-purpose, generally-intelligent robots will be built in our lifetimes. Robots will work in our factories, move our goods, walk on our streets and eventually be in our homes. To build that future, research and deployment must work in lockstep: real-world operation must make the technology better, and better technology must make deployment easier. We’re looking for the thinkers, builders, and researchers who want to be part of that loop.

Founded by MIT alumni and backed by over $40M from leading AI and robotics investors, we deploy real robotic systems directly into the facilities that power the physical economy. We don’t just build robots — we build them, ship them, and keep them running.

The Role

We’re looking for a hands-on Production Engineer (Electrical Test) to build and own the electrical test systems that ensure every robot we ship meets our standards for quality, reliability, and performance.

This role reports to the Head of Manufacturing and Supply Chain, with a dotted line to Hardware Engineering.

The goal is simple: build a system that lets us deliver high-quality robots at scale and at the lowest practical cost.

You’ll work directly with Manufacturing, Hardware Engineering, Firmware, Quality, and Supply Chain to turn electrical designs into robust, repeatable production systems. This is a floor-first role — you’ll spend real time at the bench and on the line, not behind a desk.

What You’ll Do

Build the test system

• Design and deploy manual and automated electrical test systems for our robot components and assemblies
• Develop production tests for PCBAs, power distribution, motor controllers, batteries/BMS, sensors, actuators, and wire harnesses
• Build test fixtures, Python automation, and clear pass/fail criteria
• Own electrical safety and compliance testing in production — hipot/dielectric withstand, ground bond and continuity, insulation resistance, and ESD controls on the floor
• Own electrical test coverage end to end, from incoming components through final robot test

Make the data useful

• Capture test results against serial numbers in ION, our MES, so every unit we ship has a traceable electrical test record
• Use production data to improve First Pass Yield and reduce defect escapes, rework, test time, and cost
• Report yield and top failure modes on a regular cadence, and drive the corrective actions that move them

Find root cause

• Troubleshoot failures down to the PCBA and component level, determine root cause, and close the loop with design
• Perform PCB bring-up, firmware validation, board-level debug, rework, and failure analysis

Scale it

• Create simple, repeatable test procedures and troubleshooting guides for Manufacturing
• Train technicians on electrical testing and troubleshooting
• Work with Hardware Engineering and Supply Chain to identify, test, and qualify alternative electrical components and suppliers
• Help transition new electrical designs from prototype into stable, scalable production

Requirements

 

• 2+ years in electrical test, manufacturing, or hardware engineering, with strong EE fundamentals and hands-on hardware experience
• PCB/PCBA bring-up, testing, and component-level troubleshooting
• Hands-on with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, current probes, power supplies, and electronic loads
• Experience developing automated hardware test systems and fixtures
• Python, and enough embedded firmware familiarity to debug alongside our Firmware team
• Working knowledge of CAN, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, or UART
• Comfortable spending significant time directly on the Manufacturing floor

 

Nice to haves

• Power electronics, motor controls, batteries/BMS, or robotics systems experience
• PCB rework and soldering
• Safety/compliance test experience (hipot, ground bond, insulation resistance)
• Experience feeding test data into an MES or similar production system

The Person

 

You like to build things and figure out why things fail.

You don’t stop at “the board is bad.” You want to know what failed, why it failed, and how we prevent it from happening again.

You can take an ambiguous problem, build the test, collect the data, find the root cause, and push the solution forward.

You understand that a great robot design isn’t finished until we can build it, test it, troubleshoot it, and scale it.

Most importantly, you are creative, hands-on, and can figure out pretty much anything.

Job Description

About Tutor

We believe general-purpose, generally-intelligent robots will be built in our lifetimes. Robots will work in our factories, move our goods, walk on our streets and eventually be in our homes. To build that future, research and deployment must work in lockstep: real-world operation must make the technology better and better technology must make deployment easier. We’re looking for the thinkers, builders, and researchers who want to be part of that loop.

As an AI robotics company that deploys its inventions directly into the facilities that need them, on state-of-the-art hardware, every line of code written at Tutor has a direct impact on the global, physical economy.

 

Our Culture

We believe that something truly special can happen when talented, motivated people work together; at Tutor, every member of our team is empowered to have real impact in everything that they do. We’re characterized by both technical excellence and next-level collaboration and respect.

What this role is

We are looking for someone who can own the entirety of a robot, or potential multiple different types of robots. In this role you will guide the work of other engineers, ensuring that development runs smoothly from napkin sketch through manufacturing and support.

 

Some of this work will be you designing and prototyping. Some of it will be working with members of different teams and ensuring we build the right thing. Some of it will be mentoring and guiding other engineers, growing them into leaders and owners.

 

This is a role for someone with strength in making things. You will be expected to know how every part of the robot works, and if you couldn’t make it yourself, you certainly can figure out how one would and understand the tradeoffs involved.

 

This is a job for someone who appreciates fast and methodical hardware iteration. You have likely spent time in places where  things come to life in weeks/months before -clubs/teams, startups, labs, places where you can appreciate what a relatively small, talented team can do when motivated and excited to do so.

About Our Roles & Titles

At Tutor, we believe great engineers and researchers are defined by what they build and the impact they have — not where they sit in an org chart or what title they have. Therefore, everyone in our R&D org holds the title Member of Technical Staff (MoTS). Our job postings use standard titles so you can find us, but if you join Tutor, you’ll be a MoTS — with a level that is determined through the interview process.

That also means we hire people, not slots. Work at Tutor evolves every quarter, and we set the expectation of flexibility from day one — it’s common for people to start on one thing and shift to another based on where the team needs them most. A high technical bar across the board is what makes that flexibility possible: it’s what allows people to contribute meaningfully whatever problem they take on.