Staff Test Development Engineer - Software and Automation
Boston Dynamics2 months ago
Waltham, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$115k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, implement, deploy, and maintain test framework, automation, and control tools for verification test stands.
- Develop and operate software for configuration, diagnosis, calibration, data management, visualization, and user interaction.
- Industrialize prototype test benches into stable, scalable, repeatable end-of-line manufacturing test systems.
- Refactor and improve test code to reduce execution times and false failures and strengthen error handling.
- Debug, maintain, and improve existing test systems while troubleshooting production station issues and minimizing manufacturing downtime.
- Perform hands-on test stand development, system design, execution, and analysis.
- Integrate and deploy custom mechatronic systems, robotic hardware, motion controllers, and automated test fixtures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent, plus 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience integrating and deploying custom mechatronic systems for real-world applications.
- Strong interest in software systems that interact with robotic hardware and cross-disciplinary knowledge of electromechanical actuation systems.
- Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for debugging and automation scripting.
- Strong understanding of databases and SQL.
- Experience with Linux-based systems and version control tools such as Git.
- Familiarity with integrating collaborative robots, robotic arms such as Universal Robots and FANUC, or motion controllers and actuators with automated test fixtures.
- Strong communication and technical documentation skills and the ability to work independently in an ambiguous environment.
- Preferred experience includes robotics, aerospace, precision actuators, high-performance electromechanical systems, LabVIEW, TestStand, Arena, Enovia, SPC, yield tracking, MES integration, PLC and industrial automation programming, firmware, and camera calibration.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k), paid time off, and an annual bonus structure.
- Position located at Boston Dynamics headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.
About Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics builds and sells mobile robots for industrial inspection, logistics, and research, including the Spot quadruped and the Stretch case-handling system. It generates revenue through hardware sales, software and service contracts, and fleet management tools for enterprise deployments. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company is majority-owned by Hyundai Motor Group and is developing humanoid robots for commercial tasks.