Robotics Quality Engineer (Full time)
Apply NowCompany: Matic Insurance
Location: Mountain View, CA 94040
Description:
Overview
Matic is bringing families out of the stone age of remarkably dumb disc home robots. Humanity spends ~2.5 trillion hours annually on home chores, worth $25 trillion in wasted economic value. We are on a mission to recapture this time and value with fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque home robots that families love and cannot fathom their lives without.
Our approach
In 2017, we observed 200+ self-driving car startups and an equal number of industrial robotics startups, but the home autonomy and robotics space had been dramatically overlooked. While AI is becoming more ubiquitous, families are still stuck spending dozens of hours per week on repetitive household chores.
At Matic, we're leveraging advanced technology to address this problem. We've started by reimagining our first product in fully autonomous floor-cleaning robots. Just like consumers adopted Cell Phones, then PDAs, then iPods and Blackberries before adopting the iPhone to replace all, we believe that consumers will adopt single-purpose, elegant, and affordable robots that belong and become part of their homes first before we get one-robot-to-rule all chores.
Our goal is to continue automating other forms of household labor, shipping useful, affordable, and privacy-first robots to our users that solve real problems while building iteratively toward more complex tasks and capabilities over time.
Privacy first
Our robots are also private by design, with all the computes on the edge device. We believe that families shouldn't have to jeopardize their privacy just to get some help with the constant drudgery of home chores.
Who we are
We are a consumer robotics product companysolving real customer problems. We start with a problem, think of an elegant solution in the form of robots, and conduct necessary research to build products that just work. We believe families want solutions to their problems, and AI & robots enable us to solve them.
Who we are NOTWe are NOT a Robotics Foundation Model research lab, a humanoid builder, or a robotics software platform company. We build fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque robotic products that kids, pets, and families love!
About the role
As a Quality Engineer at Matic, you'll be instrumental in ensuring that our autonomous home robots meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Based in Mountain View, California, you'll work closely with our production, engineering, and product teams to design and implement quality control processes that uphold Matic's commitment to delivering elegant and dependable robotic solutions. This full-time role offers the chance to shape the quality framework of a fast-growing startup, directly impacting the experience of families who rely on our products.
Matic's hardware team is meticulous, collaborative, and driven by a passion for robotics excellence. If you're detail-oriented, thrive on solving complex challenges, and are excited to ensure our Wall-E-esque robots exceed expectations, we'd love to talk to you.
What you'll do:
What we look for:
We'd love to hear from you if...
Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save our precious time and energy.
At Matic, we're eager to take risks and test convention. We love diving headfirst into hard problems - even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in the work we do, knowing our efforts affect both one another and our customers.
Those who value curiosity and learning and who don't shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply
If you're feeling excited about this opportunity at Matic, then apply, even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement. We're eager to meet people who are keen to learn and are passionate about what Matic is building. We want to hear how you can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just the above boxes.
Matic is bringing families out of the stone age of remarkably dumb disc home robots. Humanity spends ~2.5 trillion hours annually on home chores, worth $25 trillion in wasted economic value. We are on a mission to recapture this time and value with fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque home robots that families love and cannot fathom their lives without.
Our approach
In 2017, we observed 200+ self-driving car startups and an equal number of industrial robotics startups, but the home autonomy and robotics space had been dramatically overlooked. While AI is becoming more ubiquitous, families are still stuck spending dozens of hours per week on repetitive household chores.
At Matic, we're leveraging advanced technology to address this problem. We've started by reimagining our first product in fully autonomous floor-cleaning robots. Just like consumers adopted Cell Phones, then PDAs, then iPods and Blackberries before adopting the iPhone to replace all, we believe that consumers will adopt single-purpose, elegant, and affordable robots that belong and become part of their homes first before we get one-robot-to-rule all chores.
Our goal is to continue automating other forms of household labor, shipping useful, affordable, and privacy-first robots to our users that solve real problems while building iteratively toward more complex tasks and capabilities over time.
Privacy first
Our robots are also private by design, with all the computes on the edge device. We believe that families shouldn't have to jeopardize their privacy just to get some help with the constant drudgery of home chores.
Who we are
We are a consumer robotics product companysolving real customer problems. We start with a problem, think of an elegant solution in the form of robots, and conduct necessary research to build products that just work. We believe families want solutions to their problems, and AI & robots enable us to solve them.
Who we are NOTWe are NOT a Robotics Foundation Model research lab, a humanoid builder, or a robotics software platform company. We build fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque robotic products that kids, pets, and families love!
About the role
As a Quality Engineer at Matic, you'll be instrumental in ensuring that our autonomous home robots meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Based in Mountain View, California, you'll work closely with our production, engineering, and product teams to design and implement quality control processes that uphold Matic's commitment to delivering elegant and dependable robotic solutions. This full-time role offers the chance to shape the quality framework of a fast-growing startup, directly impacting the experience of families who rely on our products.
Matic's hardware team is meticulous, collaborative, and driven by a passion for robotics excellence. If you're detail-oriented, thrive on solving complex challenges, and are excited to ensure our Wall-E-esque robots exceed expectations, we'd love to talk to you.
What you'll do:
- Develop, implement, and perform quality assurance processes to evaluate the performance, durability, and safety of Matic's robotic products.
- Conduct root cause analysis on defects or failures, collaborating with engineering teams to design effective solutions and prevent recurrence.
- Design and execute testing protocols, including functional, stress, and environmental tests, to validate product reliability.
- Monitor production processes to identify quality risks, recommending improvements to enhance consistency and efficiency.
- Establish and maintain quality metrics, tracking performance data to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and design.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, adapting processes to meet evolving requirements.
- Work cross-functionally to integrate quality checkpoints into hardware and software development lifecycles.
- Document quality procedures, creating clear guidelines and training materials for production teams to follow.
What we look for:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial, or related field) or equivalent experience.
- Preferred 2+ years of experience in hardware engineering, ideally in consumer electronics, robotics, or manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of quality control methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean, SPC) and testing techniques.
- Analytical mindset with experience in root cause analysis, failure mode analysis (FMEA), and data-driven decision-making.
- Proficiency with tools like statistical software, CAD, or quality management systems; familiarity with robotics hardware or software is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, balancing technical expertise with clear communication.
- Proactive problem-solver with a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering flawless products.
- Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can shift quickly.
We'd love to hear from you if...
- You're genuinely motivated to help those around you and take pride in building products that improve lives.
- You're passionate about digging into technical challenges and finding elegant solutions.
- You love ensuring every detail is right, knowing it makes a difference for customers and teammates alike.
- You're excited to do impactful work that pushes the boundaries of home robotics.
Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save our precious time and energy.
At Matic, we're eager to take risks and test convention. We love diving headfirst into hard problems - even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in the work we do, knowing our efforts affect both one another and our customers.
Those who value curiosity and learning and who don't shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply
If you're feeling excited about this opportunity at Matic, then apply, even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement. We're eager to meet people who are keen to learn and are passionate about what Matic is building. We want to hear how you can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just the above boxes.