{"id":199672,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sunrise-ae-qa-engineer","title":"QA Engineer","company":{"id":2009722,"name":"Sunrise Robotics","domain":"sunriserobotics.co","url":"https://alion.io/company/sunriserobotics","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":7,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":101,"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"}},"role":"QA","role_family":"QA","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Ljubljana, Slovenia"],"countries":["SI"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"ROS","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-11T14:29:41Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-11","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T23:28:43Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":81,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":1,"flags":[],"days_open":80},"description":"Our Mission:\nAt Sunrise Robotics, we are dedicated to augmenting humanity through intelligent robotics. Our mission is to elevate the world of manufacturing by introducing intelligent, flexible robots that enhance human capabilities and existing machinery, ushering in the next era of production at higher quality, with less waste, and lower cost.\nOur Vision:\nWe see a future where every element of manufacturing, from design to assembly, is optimised with intelligent automation. Our vision is to integrate flexible robotic solutions, based on generic hardware and advanced software/AI capabilities, into manufacturing, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, to make automation economically viable and accessible, for all sizes of manufacturers. We are not just building robots; we are creating the strategically crucial components for autonomous, intelligent agents of the future.\nThe Role:\nAt Sunrise Robotics, the QA Engineer role validates the software that runs our robotic cells and helps it move from alpha to production quickly, safely, and with clear evidence.\nThis is not a “click around the UI” QA role. Our product is a physical robotic cell: two robot arms, cameras, safety systems, edge compute, perception, motion, behavior trees, deployment tooling, and a customer-facing interface all working together in the real world.\nYour job is to help define and enforce the internal R&D definition of done for software running on robotic cells, then make the handover to deploy teams clear and low-friction. That means defining what needs to be tested, coordinating the right engineers, making test evidence visible, and making sure a robotic cell is genuinely ready for the next stage, not just passing a few isolated checks.\nEarly on, you’ll learn how our system works and help run the alpha-to-production validation process. Over time, we expect you to define the coding standards, acceptance criteria, quality gates, test matrices, and process automation that let every team contribute software that meets the same bar.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nValidate the full robotic system, not just individual software components or UI flows.\n\nHelp move new software from alpha to production within days, not weeks.\n\nDefine clear test plans for features running on real robotic cells.\n\nDefine acceptance criteria for software deployed to cells in alpha, beta and other stages.\n\nHelp shape coding standards and release-readiness expectations for cell software.\n\nCoordinate engineers across software, robotics, perception, simulation, deployment, and product.\n\nMake sure test results, risks, blockers, and open issues are documented and communicated clearly.\n\nHelp define what quality gates mean for different parts of the system.\n\nHelp design and implement CI pipelines, automated checks, and process automation around validation, in collaboration with engineering.\n\nReduce handover friction between teams building software and deploy teams receiving software releases.\n\nImprove the QA process as Sunrise scales to a larger fleet.\n\nWork with simulations, R&D cells, and hardware-in-the-loop validation where useful.\n\nEnsure robotic-cell testing follows our safety policies and operational rules.\n\nBuild practical quality gates that help us move faster without lowering the bar.\n\nWhat This Is Not:\nIt is not manual UI testing.\n\nIt is not factory acceptance testing ownership.\n\nIt is not supplier or hardware quality ownership.\n\nIt is not a role for someone who only wants perfectly defined test cases handed to them.\n\nWhat You’ll Need:\nStrong experience in QA, test engineering, systems validation, or software quality.\n\nAbility to think in systems: software, hardware, data, operators, edge cases, and failure modes.\n\nExperience creating test plans, acceptance criteria, release gates, or validation processes.\n\nExperience working with CI pipelines, automated checks, or software release processes.\n\nAbility to work with CI/CD, and test automation tooling.\n\nExperience validating software that interacts with hardware, robotics, physical devices, or other real-world systems.\n\nEnough technical depth to challenge engineers and express what test coverage is needed.\n\nStrong written communication: you can make test results, risks, and decisions obvious.\n\nHigh ownership and good judgement in ambiguous environments.\n\nComfort working with a physical product where bugs can have real-world consequences.\n\nPragmatism: you know when to add process, when to remove it, and when to just get the right people in a room.\n\nFamiliarity with ROS 2, Isaac or other simulation tools, strong knowledge of Linux.\n\nWhat Makes You Stand Out:\nExperience with robotics, industrial automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or embedded systems.\n\nFamiliarity with ABB robots, PLCs, cameras, Jetson and similar systems.\n\nExperience with simulation and release engineering.\n\nFamiliarity with safety-critical or operationally critical testing environments.\n\nHow You’ll Work:\nYou’ll work closely with the engineering teams building the robotic software stack, including software, robotics, perception, simulation, deployment, and product.\nThis is a hybrid role with a strong on-site component and you'll need to be regularly present around our robotic cells. 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