Staff Hardware Test Engineer

Boston Dynamics • Waltham, MA

5d • $117,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Staff Hardware Test Engineer to join its Central Hardware Team. Working side-by-side with design engineers, this role validates and qualifies hardware designs and helps deliver robotics technology. The position develops testing strategies and infrastructure, analyzes test data, investigates root causes, and recommends design improvements. It also designs test fixtures, conducts validation, reliability, and compliance testing, and advocates for quality. The role requires up to 10% travel to off-site facilities. Boston Dynamics is unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with NI LabVIEW, Python, and command-line operations in a UNIX-like operating system.
• Experience with test automation.
• Experience with communication interfaces such as CAN, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and debugging electro-mechanical test setups.
• Experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, programmable loads, and thermal probes.
• Experience with compliance testing, including conducted and radiated emissions and safety.
• Ability to multitask and change priorities quickly as needed.
• Experience with PCB rework and cable assembly.
• Ability to clearly communicate test results and data.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with low-level embedded firmware (C/C++) and FPGAs.
• Familiarity with functional safety.
• Familiarity with motor drives.
• Familiarity with position encoder and force sensor technology.
• Familiarity with testing high-speed interfaces.
• Experience working with robots and/or robotic systems.
• Experience with DFMEA and HALT.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies for new technologies, hardware, and firmware.
• Develop Python code and code infrastructure.
• Perform data analysis, identify root causes of issues, and suggest design improvements.
• Design and build test fixtures from scratch.
• Carry out DVT, reliability testing, and compliance testing.
• Advocate for quality internally and as a representative of the company.
• Create and modify scripts to iterate testing procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior