Diligent Robotics
Manufacturing Reliability Engineer (Based in Milwaukee; Relocation assistance available)
About this role
Diligent seeks a Manufacturing Reliability Engineer to design and oversee production testing and provisioning for autonomous robots at a contract manufacturer facility in Milwaukee. You'll own end-to-end test protocols, fleet provisioning workflows, and production quality metrics while working closely with hardware, software, and operations teams.
What you'll do
- Design, validate, and maintain production test protocols and gating criteria from incoming inspection through final shipment
- Architect and operate robot provisioning flows including imaging, firmware deployment, configuration, and validation
- Own and drive improvements to key production metrics: First Pass Yield, cycle time, and test coverage
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks, harnesses, and test rigs at the contract manufacturer site
- Lead root cause analysis for production and field failures; coordinate corrective actions across teams
- Serve as onsite technical lead at contract manufacturer: train operators, debug line issues, and refine processes
What they're looking for
- Production and test engineering for electro-mechanical systems
- Test protocol development and fixture design
- Firmware provisioning and validation
- Systems integration and embedded sensors (cameras, LiDAR, IMU)
- Hardware and firmware debugging
- Data-driven KPI analysis and statistical process control
- Contract manufacturer collaboration and on-site operations
- Python, test automation frameworks, or embedded CI tools
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Diligent Robotics
Diligent Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots designed for real-world deployment and operation. The company is hiring Machine Learning Engineers, Manufacturing Reliability Engineers, and Fleet Engineers to develop manipulation systems, oversee production quality, and ensure reliability across deployed robotic fleets.
- Website
- diligentrobotics.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you owned end-to-end production test processes at a contract manufacturer. What metrics did you focus on, and how did you drive improvements in First Pass Yield or cycle time?
- Describe your experience designing and implementing automated test frameworks for complex electro-mechanical products. What tools or languages did you use, and how did you ensure tests were stable and provided actionable failure data?