Staff Field Application Engineer
Boston Dynamics develops and deploys highly mobile robots and fleet-management software for industrial inspection, warehouse operations, and manufacturing automation.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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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 design customer-specific robotic solutions, support pre-sales technical validation, and oversee installation, configuration, commissioning, and support. You will troubleshoot hardware, software, and networking issues, train customers, lead technical projects, gather feedback, and travel to customer sites.
Requirements
- Experience leading large-scale Field Applications Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or Systems Engineering projects
- Experience serving as the primary technical contact for large or strategic accounts
- Expertise in multi-site, high-complexity hardware, software, and networking integrations
- Knowledge of customer-facing solution design and technical demonstrations
- Troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Technical documentation and architecture-diagram skills
- Five or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or three years with a Master’s degree
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time
Responsibilities
- Develop technical proposals, solution designs, and demonstrations with Sales and Program Managers
- Design complex solution architectures for customized customer integrations
- Develop proof-of-concept configurations and applications
- Lead or support product installation, configuration, and technical onboarding
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and networking issues and perform root-cause analysis
- Maintain technical documentation, customer guides, knowledge-base articles, and statements of work
- Deliver training and enablement sessions
- Mentor engineers and improve integration processes
- Lead technical go-to-market efforts, pilots, and field testing
- Collect and communicate customer feedback to internal teams
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Annual bonus structure
- Travel-expense reimbursement