Jobs at Boston Dynamics

Provides independent safety assurance for robotic systems across hardware, software, firmware, controls, AI/ML, perception, actuation, and human-robot interaction. Develops safety strategies, requirements, safety cases, V&V plans, acceptance criteria, risk analyses, and objective evidence. Evaluates releases, model and hardware changes, investigates incidents, supports corrective actions, and translates regulations into engineering processes. Partners cross-functionally on safety reviews, certification, audits, and readiness decisions for autonomous mobile robots.

Design and execute reliability, safety, performance, functional, integration, and regression testing for Atlas humanoid robot software. Develop test automation, conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing, monitor system reliability, report release readiness, manage defects, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and improve software quality processes and test coverage.

Design, develop, test, and deploy firmware for embedded systems and humanoid robot components. Responsibilities include C and C++ development, hardware/software integration, debugging, code reviews, technical documentation, and mentoring. The role requires embedded systems expertise, microcontroller experience, RTOS knowledge, and familiarity with development tools. Preferred experience includes motor control, Aurix, functional safety, embedded cybersecurity, and FPGA development.

Leads mechanical design and technology development for robotic systems from concept through production. Responsibilities include prototyping, cross-disciplinary system engineering, mechanical analysis, simulation, failure investigation, root-cause analysis, design validation, and production implementation. The role balances performance, manufacturability, reliability, thermal behavior, stiffness, mass, torque, and tolerance requirements while collaborating with electrical, software, product, and production teams.

Manage international trade compliance for robotics hardware, software, and dual-use technologies. Responsibilities include export licensing, denied-party screening, import and export declarations, EAR/ITAR/OFAC compliance, ECCN and HTS classification, trade audits, FTZ management, documentation, and coordination with freight forwarders, customs brokers, engineering, manufacturing, and international business units. The role also tracks compliance workflows in Salesforce and advises stakeholders on evolving global trade regulations.

Designs and maintains automated tests for web applications and autonomous robotic systems. Develops end-to-end test frameworks, Hardware-in-the-Loop strategies, test plans, and CI/CD integrations. Validates web interfaces, APIs, embedded software, hardware, navigation, autonomy, and payload operations. Collaborates across engineering teams, troubleshoots software-hardware issues, analyzes logs and telemetry, and establishes automated testing practices for the robotics platform.

Owns continuous improvement for robotic actuator products by investigating field and manufacturing failures, leading root cause and corrective action analyses, and implementing design changes through ECOs. Collaborates with production, testing, and global manufacturing partners to improve reliability, manufacturability, and product maturity. The role also contributes to technology roadmaps, prioritizes complex projects, and mentors teams. Requires 10–20% international travel.

Design, implement, train, and deploy machine learning and reinforcement learning algorithms for last-mile delivery robotics. Develop Python and C++ software, evaluate algorithms in simulation, and test them on Boston Dynamics Spot robots operating in unstructured outdoor environments. The role requires advanced expertise in ML or RL applied to physical robotic hardware, modern ML frameworks, and strong software engineering practices.

Owns technical program management for AI infrastructure resources, including prioritizing GPU and compute allocation, overseeing data pipelines, coordinating data operations, and managing vendor-supported annotation and QA. Partners with engineering leaders and executives to develop resourcing roadmaps, mitigate compute and data risks, improve utilization processes, and support AI robotics initiatives. The role also manages data procurement and contract negotiations while driving cross-functional program deliverables.

Build software tools and infrastructure for Atlas humanoid robot behavior development, spanning data pipelines, ML training, experiment evaluation, simulation, diagnostics, dashboards, and deployment. Analyze robot-run failures, improve policy and data visibility, support hardware and simulation environments, and maintain reliable testing and CI/CD workflows. Collaborate with research scientists, ML engineers, data operations teams, and robot demonstrators to accelerate the collect-train-evaluate cycle.

Lead mechanical design and industrialization of high-performance electromechanical actuators from architecture to mass production. Provide technical leadership, CAD and drawing completion, GD&T and tolerance analysis, supplier/manufacturing collaboration, FMEAs and validation planning, and mentor design engineers to meet performance and reliability targets.

Lead mechanical design and production release of high-performance robotic actuator products for humanoid platforms. Provide technical leadership from architecture through manufacturing, oversee CAD and drawing packages, apply GD&T and tolerance analysis, optimize designs for assembly and reliability, manage technical risks through FMEAs and validation planning, and mentor design engineers. Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing teams, and cross-functional technical groups to deliver robust electromechanical assemblies at scale.

Leads the enterprise CX strategy and portfolio roadmap, managing product, technical program management, and development teams. Drives customer journey productization, serviceability, operational scaling, cross-functional alignment, rapid prototyping, AI initiatives, and Salesforce tooling. Partners with executive leadership, Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, BizOps, Data Science, and PMO teams to mature CX from onboarding through service and support.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leaders across corporate functions, advising on organizational effectiveness, change management, workforce planning, talent reviews, succession, leadership development, employee relations and investigations, performance coaching, and people analytics. Drive integrated HR solutions with TA, Total Rewards, and L&D, ensure legal and policy compliance, mitigate people-related risks, and scale HR programs to support growth.

The Staff Strategy Analyst at Boston Dynamics will lead strategic analyses, develop complex financial models, communicate findings to senior leadership, and drive cross-functional initiatives, focusing on robotics and AI trends.

Lead product strategy and go-to-market for Spot manipulation solutions. Conduct market research, build business plans, run proof-of-concept projects with cross-functional teams, analyze customer data and competitors, and define product roadmaps to drive near-term revenue and long-term market opportunities.

Lead investigation and resolution of complex controls and behavioral failures in a humanoid robot fleet. Analyze logs and telemetry, develop Python and C++ diagnostic tools and automated tests, maintain scalable diagnostic suites and playbooks, produce technical reports, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to verify fixes.

Provide technical leadership to take electromechanical humanoid robot hardware from concept to production. Drive CAD completion and drawing packages, GD&T and tolerance analysis, DFx with suppliers, risk management (FMEAs, validation), and mentor design engineers to meet performance and reliability targets.

Design, build, and maintain Boston Dynamics' robot fleet management web application. Rapidly deliver full-stack features, collaborate with product and operations, debug and perform post-mortems, integrate asset and 3D data, and document work for broad adoption.

Lead actuation technical program manager coordinating development of humanoid actuator subsystems from design through mass production. Build schedules and budgets, manage cross-functional stakeholders (mechanical, electrical, firmware, controls), track risks and critical path, run design reviews, ensure documentation/change control, and coordinate manufacturing, supply chain, and international vendor meetings for on-time delivery.