# Systems Test Engineer - Contract at Medra

- Company: Medra
- What the company does: Scientists automate protocols with Medra’s autonomous robotic system. Backed by Lux and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.medra.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/medraai/cfaca7f4-d35b-4b5e-a5f4-5dd08abc8b5d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/medra-systems-test-engineer-contract/

## About the role

We're looking for a Systems Test Engineer to be our front line of robot uptime at Medra Lab 001. You'll work on-site to monitor daily protocol runs, respond to issues in real time, keep the system running smoothly and help engineering team prioritize and ship improvements. This is a high-impact role where your reliability directly enables cutting-edge biological research.

## What they're looking for

- Background in robotics, automation, or mechatronics
- Comfort around automation equipment — you should be able to follow SOPs, troubleshoot basic hardware/software issues, and know when to escalate
- Strong written communication — you'll be filing incident reports and coordinating with software and hardware engineers daily
- A dependable, detail-oriented approach with a bias toward documenting what you see and proactively flagging potential issues
- Willingness to be on-call or adjust schedule to support critical customer runs when needed
- Familiarity with life science lab equipment

Tags: Engineering