As a Principal Electrical Engineer on the Spot electrical team you will act as a technical expert in the development of circuit boards and electrical subassemblies for Boston Dynamic’s quadruped robots. You will provide technical leadership for various aspects of new product development and may be tasked with technical leadership of small cross-functional technical teams. The ideal candidate will have broad electrical engineering knowledge with some specialization in one or more fields such as power electronics, embedded computing, high-speed design, or RF. You’ll love working on a fun, collaborative, and talented team for one of the world’s coolest robots.
Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.
How you will make an impact:
Develop (document, design, simulate, test, support) digital, power, RF, and/or mixed signal circuit boards
Be responsible for robot subsystems through architecture, development, and volume manufacturing
Lead crossfunctional engineering teams as required (e.g. a tiger team to resolve an issue or a design team to develop a new robot subassembly)
Be an electronics guru for the team to learn from and bounce ideas off of
Oversee and/or layout circuit boards in CAD
Triage, troubleshoot, and diagnose robot electrical failures to root cause
Author technical documentation such as specifications, schematics, test plans, and reports
Collaborate with engineering, operations, manufacturing, compliance, and test teams
Lead and participate in design reviews
Author Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
Contribute to team process development initiatives
Required Skills:
BS/MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, robotics, or closely-related field
12+ years of directly related work experience
Strong understanding of electrical engineering
Some specialization in the areas of power electronics, embedded computing, high-speed design, or RF
Embedded computing and/or robotics systems knowledge
Desire and ability for crossfunctional team technical leadership
Product design experience
Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (e.g. Altium)
Prior experience using a PLM (e.g. Arena)
Nice to have:
Ability to code in C/C++ or Python (any of these is a big plus)
Experience with using and developing on Linux operating systems
Familiarity with the concepts of functional safety (e.g. IEC61508, ISO13849, IEC61511, and/or ISO26262)
Knowledge of circuit board manufacturing DfX and best practices
Experience with various simulation tools such as ANSYS HFSS
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.