Job Description: Systems Engineer-V

Location: North Reading MA Onsite
Duration:6 Months

Join a groundbreaking technology client pushing the limits of robotics and automation.

Our test lab is used for validating multiple advanced robot designs currently in development. As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, validating, and troubleshooting these systems while collaborating closely with world-class development teams. Strong technical skills, ownership mentality, and effective collaboration are key to success in this role.

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Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain a large lab with test fixtures and robots. Manage robot configurations, code releases, and post-release smoke testing.

• Automate the deployment and validation of firmware and software code changes.

• Create innovative physical test automation mechanisms and fixtures.

• Conduct basic troubleshooting and triage of system issues, including connectivity tests, wiring checks, and configuration/release validation.

• Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, and electrical engineers to drive issue resolution.

• Develop mechanisms and best practices for reliable and efficient operation of lab systems.

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Basic Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in a Controls Engineer or Systems Engineer role.

• Substantial experience commissioning and maintaining systems combining hardware, firmware, and software.

• Strong scripting skills with Linux command-line tools and Python.

• Good Linux skills, especially troubleshooting device connectivity and networking issues.

• Experience using logs to troubleshoot technical issues.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with control system components, including mechanical, electrical, and electronic parts for root-cause analysis.

• Hands-on experience setting up test fixtures and executing tests.

• Experience in robotics systems and robotic field deployments.

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $75.00/hr.