The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead product development by designing, prototyping, and testing robotic automation solutions, ensuring successful product launch and system support.
About
Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
- Six or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconduction.
- Demonstrated experience successfully designing and brining industrial automation systems into production.
- Significant experience with:
- Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.
- Programing robots and systems using tools such as Siemens TIA Portal, ABB Robot Studio, CODESYS, and other industrial control environments.
- Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
- Design selection of electromechanical systems including motors, gearheads and actuators.
- Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
- Designing networks and distributed I/O such as Ethernet, Profinet and EtherCAT.
- Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
- Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
- Additional experience or working knowledge in:
- Developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
- Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
- Control interface stacks such as OPC/UA, TCP-IP sockets and Profinet.
- API definition for control systems interface with higher level software.
- Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
- Use of lab tools including Logic/Bus Analyzer and wireshark.
- Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.
- SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.
- ROS software and Linux operating system.
Why Berkshire Grey?
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
- A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
6510-2503DK
This job is not eligible for visa sponsorship, with the exception of H1-B transfers.
Top Skills
Abb Robot Studio
Autocad
Autocad Electrical
Codesys
Electrical Engineering
Ethercat
Ethernet
Linux
Mechatronics
Profinet
Robotics Engineering
Ros
Siemens Tia Portal
Solidworks
Berkshire Grey Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Office
140 South Road, Bedford, MA, United States, 01730
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