Integration Engineer

On-Site Role Job Description

Location: Onsite in Hayward, CA (5 days in office) Hours: Expected start time is 8:00 AM PT. This contract role extends our release-integration capacity with a focus on End of Line (EOL), the final manufacturing stage where the robot is calibrated, road-tested, and certified for the road. Working alongside our Release Manager and our firmware, infrastructure, and integration engineers, you will own the disciplined flow of validated code and firmware changes into our EOL and manufacturing branches. This is a hands-on integration/release role—not feature development and not project management only. 60% Hands-on technical work (Git, Linux, test execution, and triage) 40% Process, coordination, and communication

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Manage code-change flow: Cherry-pick and hotfix validated fixes across a multi-branch Git topology, then merge validated changes back to the release candidate with strict discipline.
• Execute and triage tests hands-on: Run Build Integrity and EOL test suites, read the results, reproduce failures, and route issues to the right engineering owners.
• Cut and announce releases to the line: Tag and publish validated software/firmware image builds with clear, complete change logs.
• Protect homologation-sensitive branches: Ensure only validated changes reach branches certified for public-road use, where any change requires revalidation.
• Drive the operational rhythm: Publish clear daily status summaries, gate test-run go/no-go decisions, and coordinate/escalate across teams under live production pressure.

Required Qualifications:

• Git & Linux Expertise: 2+ years of experience with strong Git skills (cherry-picks, conflict resolution, protected/multi-branch workflows) and fluency with Linux and the command line.
• Technical Literacy: Strong understanding of complex hardware/software systems; able to see how components fit together and communicate credibly with engineers.
• Triage Aptitude: Drive and ability to quickly become an expert in test execution and triage.
• Soft Skills: Strong process discipline, clear written communication, and a proven ability to coordinate and escalate across teams under time pressure with sound go/no-go judgment.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Prior release, build, integration, or manufacturing-test experience (automotive, robotics, hardware, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI or HIL systems, Docker/containers, and firmware deployment/flashing.
• Exposure to Jira, structured release/change-management processes, and embedded/automotive concepts (CAN/Ethernet, ECUs).

About us: At our organization, we take our mission and values to heart! We are on a mission to offer more and better jobs all over the world! Our goal is to care for you while you care for our clients and get you paid the highest pay possible. All our associates working with us are expected to embrace our RACE values: R - Results Matter, A- Approachable, C - Care, and E - Emergency i.e. work with a sense of urgency.