Electrical Test Automation Engineer
Posted 12hrs ago
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Job Description
Electrical test automation engineer designing automated hardware tests for Mercor projects. Applying instrumentation and validation expertise to train and enhance frontier AI systems.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement automated test systems, procedures, and test sequences for electrical and electronic hardware
- Integrate test instruments, data acquisition systems, and hardware interfaces to automate measurements and testing
- Develop test scripts, automation frameworks, and data analysis workflows
- Perform functional, performance, validation, regression, and HIL testing where applicable
- Analyze test results and troubleshoot hardware and test setups
- Identify root causes of test failures
- Review and validate test methodologies, results, and technical approaches against project requirements
- Perform technical problem-solving and expert evaluation
- Contribute human expertise to projects training and enhancing AI systems
Requirements:
- Hands-on industry experience as an Electrical Test, Test Automation, Electrical, or Hardware Test Engineer
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or a related field
- Experience developing or executing automated electrical test systems and working with laboratory instrumentation
- Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, or equivalent
- Experience with test automation, data acquisition, and instrument-control protocols such as SCPI, GPIB, USB, Ethernet, CAN, or RS-232/485
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, test specifications, and technical documentation
- Experience with ATE, automated test benches, custom test fixtures, NI hardware, LabVIEW/TestStand, PXI/PXIe, or DAQ systems preferred
- Experience with HIL/SIL, automated regression testing, or Python-based test automation preferred
- Experience testing power electronics, batteries, EVs, motors, embedded systems, or other complex electrical hardware preferred
- Experience with high-voltage or safety-critical systems is a plus
- Must not be an H1-B or STEM OPT candidate
Benefits:
- Fully remote role
- Flexible own schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Competitive pay
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Reasonable accommodations upon request
- Referral payments of up to $340 per successful referral



















