Hardware Test Automation Engineer
Sesame · San Francisco · Bellevue
CHECKED 3H AGO
Applied AIonsite$150k–$260k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own the automation backbone for a new wearable AI hardware device program.
- Build a CI-driven rig that flashes, tests, and reports on every firmware change.
- Create the live quality dashboard that will gate releases and inform customers.
What they offer
- 401(k) with max 3.5% employer match
- 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental for you and dependents
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Flexible spending account with up to $1,650/year employer matching
- Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Competitive stock options
Ideal candidate
A high-ownership builder who thrives amid prototype hardware and evolving specs, motivated by creating trusted quality signals and automation from scratch.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience building hardware/embedded test automation integrated into CI/CD with automated flashing, execution, and reporting
- Solid wireless/networking fundamentals: Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP), BLE, and throughput testing (e.g., iPerf)
- Strong scripting/programming (e.g., Python) and ability to build harnesses and dashboards from scratch
- Experience defining test plans, metrics, and pass/fail thresholds from real data
- Comfortable operating in early-stage, prototype-hardware environment with limited units and evolving specs
Lab profile
About Sesame
Designing lifelike computers and voice agents that see, hear, and collaborate naturally.
What they build
- Lifelike voice agents
- Voice-first computer hardware
Known for
- Lifelike voice interaction
- Hardware and software co-design
- Leaders from Oculus, Meta, Google, Apple