Senior Staff Software Engineer, Diagnostics

Boston Dynamics•Waltham, MA

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Boston Dynamics, you will join our Warehouse Robotics Controls Team to design, debug, and code real-time systems in order to bring our Stretch warehouse robots into advanced automation environments at scale. To thrive in this role, you must have strong analytical skills, be able to contribute to a modern large scale C++ codebase, and be genuinely interested in learning and understanding the intricacies of our robot hardware. 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, logistics and warehouses.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree (with 8+ years of experience) or Masters Degree (with 6+ years of experience) or PhD (with 3+ years experience) in electrical engineering, computer science, robotics, or related field
Strong proficiency in C++ and coding principles
Strong analytical and debug skills
Familiarity with control systems
Enthusiasm for the field of robotics and troubleshooting complex systems
Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Write software to interface with robot hardware, detect hardware failures or anomalies, and perform safety functions in C++
Design and implement automated diagnostics for robot components to support reliable robot operation, field service repairs, and manufacturing
Create highly reliable, maintainable, and testable code
Test your code on advanced high performance robots
Support failure analysis and troubleshooting across multifunctional engineering teams
Complete root cause failure analysis of robot failures
Work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians