Manual QA Tester (Contract 3+ months)

Propel human productivity through the world’s most accessible robots. People don't work at Standard Bots to make robots. They work here to make tomorrow easier. It’s fascinating, rewarding, and most of all, incredibly difficult to do. That’s why we’re searching for people who are up for the challenge. Who are optimistic about the future. Who are hell-bent on accelerating human progress through the integration of hardware, software, firmware, and electronics. If you’re as motivated by the possibilities as we are, join us. Our teammates have joined us from pioneering companies: Manual QA Tester (Contract 3+ months) Location Glen Cove, NY Employment Type Full time Department Software Compensation $25 – $30 per hour $25-30/hour What You'll Do We're looking for a sharp, methodical manual tester to add dedicated manual-testing capacity to the QA org during a busy stretch of releases. You'll run structured manual and exploratory test passes across Standard Bots' software — the robot control apps, teach pendant, and core workflows — execute regression every release, and file clean, well-documented bugs. Because our software drives physical 6-axis robots, a bug isn't just a UI glitch; it can move real hardware. Careful, observant testing is the whole job. This is a contract role (roughly 3 months, with the option to extend). It's a strong fit for an experienced manual tester who is disciplined, hardware-curious, and writes crisp reproduction steps. Responsibilities Execute manual regression and smoke passes across software releases — on the product UI and on real robots — to catch regressions before they reach customers. Run broad exploratory testing across complex robotic workflows: probe edge cases, unusual sequences, and the failure modes scripted tests miss. Write and maintain clear, repeatable manual test cases in our test-management tool (Qase), and keep them current as features ship. File high-quality bug reports with precise reproduction steps, system state, logs, and firmware/build versions, so engineers can act without back-and-forth. Partner with SDETs and Systems Test Engineers to reproduce and isolate defects, and surface the coverage gaps you find along the way. Support release QA, including gated test runs and release-candidate validation, and report results clearly. Perform basic recovery on test hardware (re-home, reset) to keep test cells available. Skills You'll Bring Manual Testing Foundation: 2+ years of hands-on manual QA experience, with strong test-case design and disciplined, repeatable execution. Exploratory Instincts: A knack for breaking things — you find the failure modes no one thought to script. Clear Bug Reporting: Excellent written communication. You capture the state, logs, and steps needed to reproduce, not just a screenshot. Hardware Curiosity: Comfortable testing a product where software controls physical hardware, and aware that software bugs have physical consequences. Tooling Comfort: At home in Linux/CLI environments and with test-management tools (Qase or similar); basic scripting is a plus. Methodical & Reliable: You follow procedures precisely, notice when something is off, and chase it down. Who You Are A detail-oriented, self-driven tester who takes pride in catching what everyone else misses. You're comfortable around hardware, communicate clearly, and thrive in a fast-moving release cycle. No robotics background required. Nice To Have Experience testing products where software controls physical hardware (robots, EVs, drones, medical devices, appliances) Familiarity with test-management tools (Qase, TestRail) and bug trackers (Asana, Jira) Basic scripting (Python, Bash) or CLI comfort for log parsing and data extraction Exposure to robotic systems (6-axis arms, collaborative robots) or hardware-in-the-loop testing Familiarity with network protocols (SSH, Informed by history. Inspired by the future. Not long ago, computers were hobbyist projects. They were clunky, limited machines fiddled with only by highly-trained engineers. Then came the Apple II, a marvel of vertical integration that became the first "complete, ready-to-use computer". And in an instant, everything changed. Computing became a productivity curve bender. A tool that could be used by anybody. A joyful, interesting, and easy way to get things done. At Standard Bots, we're taking a similar approach. We're designing better hardware and easier-to-use software together to once again accelerate what humans are capable of achieving — this time, with robots. The amount of work to get there is immense, but so is the opportunity. Leadership team Evan Beard Co-Founder, CEO David Golden Co-Founder Zach Tomkinson President Ashley Higgins Chief Strategy Officer Rohan Mehra VP, Operations Hunjoo Kim Head of Manufacturing Operations Lee Gross Head of Software Robert Irwin Head ofHardware Kelsee Hober Head of Product Leif Jentoft Head of AI Solutions Lars Bach Head of System Architecture Our Investors General Catalyst Website Amazon Industrial Fund Website Samsung Next Website Box Group Website There’s a lot to be said about robotics. See what customers are saying about Standard Bots. And read through what journalists, economists, and experts in the field are saying about where things stand with robotics, and where they’re heading. "I've worked with UR and Kuka and all these other robots and found your robots to be very slick...I have never seen any other robot of this particular size and character perform this very well." Tamil Amazon “After working with your robot at the TMMI facility I have setup a call with a factory in Denver for a 12 robot opportunity - I never thought robots would become so easy to use.” Aaron TMMI "We've had a UR robot which wasn't ever easy to program even for our operators that know code, but our operator who doesn't know code was able to set up Standard Bots in a day." Henry Mac Products "It’s already obvious there is a night and day difference between them and legacy robotics arms." Kenneth Reason Robotics Literature from thought leaders: American workers need lots and lots of robots With the power of automation, our workers can win. Without it, they're in trouble. 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