Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer Atlas
Boston Dynamics develops and deploys highly mobile robots and fleet-management software for industrial inspection, warehouse operations, and manufacturing automation.
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About Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics, Inc. is a Waltham, Massachusetts robotics company developing commercial mobile robots. Its current portfolio includes the Spot quadruped, Stretch warehouse robot, Atlas humanoid robot, and Orbit fleet-orchestration software.
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About the Role
You will provide technical leadership for the mechanical design and production release of commercial humanoid robotic hardware. You will guide work from architecture through manufacturing, optimize designs with suppliers and manufacturing teams, mentor engineers, and manage technical risks through validation and FMEAs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Typically 7+ years of professional experience in electromechanical product design and launch
- Experience bringing complex electromechanical assemblies from architecture through production release
- High proficiency in 3D CAD, preferably CATIA, and PLM
- Knowledge of documentation, GD&T, and tolerance stack analysis
- Experience leading cross-functional efforts
- Eligibility to work in the United States
Responsibilities
- Guide the mechanical design and release of commercial products from initial architecture through manufacturing
- Facilitate CAD completion and lead the creation of drawing packages
- Apply GD&T and 1D/3D tolerance analysis to ensure high-quality builds
- Partner with suppliers and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for assembly, cost, and reliability
- Mentor early-career and mid-level engineers and conduct design reviews
- Manage technical risk through FMEAs, validation planning, and due diligence on moving assemblies
- Support the global supplier and partner network through approximately 10% international travel