Systems Safety & Reliability Engineer Co-Op

Boston Dynamics • Waltham, MA

3d • $30 - $35

About The Position

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. We embody cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence in advanced robotics, quickly moving from the research lab into increasingly impactful roles across industrial spaces. The Atlas Systems Safety & Reliability team, part of the SEIT Department of Boston Dynamics (BD), seeks a Systems Engineer Co-op to help develop the safety and reliability systems of the most capable humanoid robot system in the world. This role provides direct interaction with a group of Systems and Reliability Engineers tasked with building a safe and reliable humanoid product. The team will include mechanical, electrical, and software expertise. The Systems Engineer Co-op reports to the Safety & Reliability Associate Director on the Atlas team and helps BD continue the development of the most capable full-body-manipulating mobile robots in the world. How you will make an impact: Work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software teams to debug, triage, and analyze system failure data. Oversee and execute the integration of testing fixtures, including instrumentation, wiring, and configurations for extended duration reliability testing. Test and validate assemblies and firmware for critical components of our robot, such as actuators, grippers, power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, motor controllers, or compute boards. Assist in documenting and analyzing safety critical components of the system in accordance with functional safety guidelines. Assist in designing and building fault injection test stands for safety critical components Aggregating, framing, and presenting reliability and test data to leadership in order to support progress metrics towards program goals.

Requirements

• In progress Master's degree in Machine Learning, Systems Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Prior technical experience in robotics or automated vehicles.
• Solid mechatronics fundamentals with hands-on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs or subsystem test stands used for hardware and software validation.
• Experience using electrical schematic tools such as Altium.
• Experience in the test and debugging of complex electromechanical systems.
• General experience in firmware, automation, and controls.
• Data analysis and visualization.
• Software tools including: Python, C++, Jama, Jira, Google Suite, Matlab, Arena, Altium, Solidworks, Catia v6, Raspberry Pi, Arduino.

Responsibilities

• Work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software teams to debug, triage, and analyze system failure data.
• Oversee and execute the integration of testing fixtures, including instrumentation, wiring, and configurations for extended duration reliability testing.
• Test and validate assemblies and firmware for critical components of our robot, such as actuators, grippers, power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, motor controllers, or compute boards.
• Assist in documenting and analyzing safety critical components of the system in accordance with functional safety guidelines.
• Assist in designing and building fault injection test stands for safety critical components
• Aggregating, framing, and presenting reliability and test data to leadership in order to support progress metrics towards program goals.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern