Working Student HIL/SIL Test (m/f/d)

Role

Hive Robotics is building Europe’s first full-stack orchestration platform for unmanned systems: connecting, controlling, and commanding multi-vendor drone and robot swarms. Our RF communication systems are Made in Germany, deployed on active frontlines, and targeting a highly valued tactical communication market with zero sovereign alternatives today.
As a working student in test automation, you help us build the testing foundation for our embedded products: integration tests for our C/C++ firmware, Python-based system tests, and a hardware-in-the-loop setup that validates builds on real target hardware automatically. You establish the frameworks and conventions the development team builds on, in close collaboration with our developers.
This is a hands-on role at the boundary between software and hardware, with plenty of room to shape how we work.

Responsibilities

• Build up our automated test infrastructure: design and implement integration tests for our embedded software, and integrate them into our existing CI/CD pipelines
• Establish test conventions, tooling, and coverage reporting that the whole team can build on
• Set up hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing: connect target hardware to our existing CI/CD pipeline so firmware builds are flashed and validated automatically
• Develop and maintain system-level tests, including test fixtures, scripts, and reporting
• Document test procedures and results so findings are traceable and reproducible

Requirements

Must Have

• Enrolled in Master's program in computer science, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field
• Solid knowledge of C/C++ and Python
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD concepts (GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
• Interest in embedded systems and comfort working with hardware: bench setups, debuggers, serial interfaces, and similar tools
• Structured, independent working style and the curiosity to find edge cases others miss
• Available for 20 hours per week
• Fluent English
• Be onsite with us in Munich

Nice to Have

• Experience with a test framework (GoogleTest, Unity, pytest), or with HIL setups
• Advanced/fluent German

About us

Why Hive

• Real ownership from day one in a fast-scaling deep-tech company with products already in serial production and in the field.
• Work on sovereign European technology that matters, at the intersection of robotics, RF, and autonomy.
• Small, high-caliber team with short decision paths and direct access to founders and architects.
• Modern office in Munich with the tooling and equipment you need to do your best work.