Staff Robotics Engineer- Spot Manipulation
Boston Dynamics7 days ago
Waltham, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$140k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop novel control algorithms for Spot’s arm manipulation, grasping, and physical interaction capabilities.
- Work across low-level arm control, force dynamics, inverse kinematics, and path planning.
- Conduct hardware testing and debugging using the in-house Spot fleet.
- Produce reliable, maintainable, and testable production C++ code.
- Drive architectural decisions across the arm control stack as a senior technical contributor.
- Facilitate design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience deploying controls and manipulation software on real-world hardware systems.
- High proficiency in C++ programming.
- Deep expertise in rigid-body dynamics, inverse kinematics, and classical control systems, including impedance/force control and operational space control.
- Strong analytical, spatial reasoning, and hardware debugging skills.
- Preferred: experience with kinematic path planning and trajectory optimization.
- Preferred: background in rigid-body simulation and Python.
- Preferred: exposure to learning-based manipulation techniques such as reinforcement learning and visual policy learning/VLAs.
- PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off.
- Annual bonus structure.