Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer, Matterport

Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer, Matterport

Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer – Software (SW) responsible for architecting, developing, and sustaining the software, automation, and data systems that power Matterport’s manufacturing test infrastructure from early NPI through high-volume production.

Sunnyvale, CA – in‑office Monday through Thursday; work from home on Friday.

• Define and own the software architecture for manufacturing test stations including traceability systems, data collection pipelines, device communication layers, and automation frameworks from NPI through high‑volume production.
• Architect and prototype modular test software frameworks including APIs, instrument abstraction layers, data logging schemas, versioning systems, and deployment pipelines; deliver critical station software ahead of EVT builds.
• Support root‑cause analysis of manufacturing test failures by analyzing test logs, system behavior, hardware performance, and process trends in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Implement automated test software including device comms, result logging, production dashboards, and failure diagnostics; establish CI/CD and release flow to support structured EVT debug and ongoing software iteration.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, product, and manufacturing teams to define test requirements, station behavior, pass/fail criteria, and production release readiness.
• Develop and maintain tools for test sequencing, instrumentation control, results logging, traceability, and yield analysis.
• Harden test software for production: add robust error handling, retry/recovery logic, and comprehensive failure diagnostics; validate traceability and reporting pipelines; lock the software release process ahead of DVT exit.
• Drive structured software validation and qualification of test stations prior to deployment, including GR&R support, data review, uptime verification, and confirmation that error handling and pass/fail logic meet production requirements.
• Analyze production data to identify failure trends, systematic escapes, station issues, and opportunities to improve yield and test robustness.
• Lead software deployment to contract manufacturers: support multi‑line rollout, enable remote debug capabilities, establish monitoring and alerting infrastructure, build data pipeline scaling plan, and own the software sustainment process through PVT.
• Create and maintain documentation for test software, station architecture, validation results, debug procedures, and manufacturing release processes.
• Maintain release stability post‑launch: manage version control by line and site, lead software bug triage, support yield analysis, and drive rapid containment fixes in response to production escapes or field signals.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not for profit, in‑person university or college.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test software development, test automation engineering, or production systems software for embedded hardware products.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, C/C++, or similar languages; experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and structured software release processes.
• Experience owning software architecture and development for automated manufacturing test stations, from early NPI prototyping through production‑hardened release.
• Experience with instrumentation control, test sequencing, logging, and failure handling.
• Experience analyzing production test data and logs to support root‑cause analysis and process improvement.
• Familiarity with manufacturing test concepts such as yield, traceability, station validation, uptime, and throughput.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with hardware, firmware, operations, and factory teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 25% of the time.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment workflows, or structured release processes for manufacturing test software.
• Experience managing version control strategies for multi‑line or multi‑site software deployments at…