Senior Staff/Principal Mechanical Engineer - Spot

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer and Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our Spot robot team. In this role, you will be a technical anchor for new product initiatives, designing the complex drivetrains and/or ruggedized hardware required for the world’s most demanding environments. You’ll love working on a fun, collaborative, and talented team to support 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:

• Own robot subsystems through architecture, development, and volume manufacturing

• Lead a cross functional team to develop complex robotic sub-systems 

• Develop proofs of concept designs, transition them to prototype designs and then to production designs

• Collaborate with other engineers to solve hard design problems and work across disciplines to understand failure modes

• Design and release parts, assemblies and drawings using CATIA.

• Develop production and support documentation including bills of material (BOMs), assembly drawings, and maintenance instructions.

• Plan and and/or perform verification and validation activities on prototype and production systems.

• Lead DFM / DFA, and cost-reduction activities

• Troubleshoot issues, root cause failure analysis, design and implement corrective and preventative solutions

• Mentor and advise less experienced members of the engineering team

• Author technical documentation such as specifications, test plans, and reports

• Collaborate with engineering, operations, manufacturing, compliance, and test teams

• Write Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)

• Lead design reviews and drive technical excellence

• Perform system design analyses, including reliability, design-for-manufacture, design-for-assembly, cost-takeout, etc

Required Skills:

• BSME and minimum 5 years (Senior Staff level) or 10 years (Principal level) of relevant experience (including MSME/PhD degrees with professional engineering experience)

• Advanced CATIA user or equivalent (NX, Solidworks, etc.), including finite element analysis, 2D drawings, simulations,

• Familiarity with PLM systems, (Arena preferred), and ECO process

• Experience designing motion control systems with sensors, actuators and complex mechanisms

• Experience designing systems that are used in industrial settings

• A working knowledge of ASME drafting standards including GD&T, (Y14.5-2018)

• A working knowledge of DFM/A, Six Sigma, and statistical tolerance analysis

• A working knowledge of structured problem solving methods including 8D and Ishikawa diagrams, (fishbone)

• A working knowledge of failure avoidance methods including DFMEA/PFMEA and fault tree analysis

• Able to manage more than one project concurrently while still meeting deadlines.

• High level of technical writing proficiency (specs, test plans, reports, white papers, etc.)

Bonus Skills

• Demonstrated success in advanced actuator and gear design. You should have deep experience with high-ratio gearing, bearing life calculations, and the thermal management of high-performance drivetrains.

A brief portfolio of images with short descriptions of recent work is required via either web-link or pdf/ppt 

The base pay range for this position is between $134,000 to $208,000 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience.  This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure.  Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.