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Senior Staff/Principal Mechanical Engineer - Spot

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Boston Dynamics

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United States , Waltham

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Salary:

134000.00 - 208000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer and Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our Spot robot team. In this role, you will be a technical anchor for new product initiatives, designing the complex drivetrains and/or ruggedized hardware required for the world’s most demanding environments. You’ll love working on a fun, collaborative, and talented team to support one of the world’s coolest robots.

Job Responsibility:

  • Own robot subsystems through architecture, development, and volume manufacturing
  • Lead a cross functional team to develop complex robotic sub-systems
  • Develop proofs of concept designs, transition them to prototype designs and then to production designs
  • Collaborate with other engineers to solve hard design problems and work across disciplines to understand failure modes
  • Design and release parts, assemblies and drawings using CATIA
  • Develop production and support documentation including bills of material (BOMs), assembly drawings, and maintenance instructions
  • Plan and and/or perform verification and validation activities on prototype and production systems
  • Lead DFM / DFA, and cost-reduction activities
  • Troubleshoot issues, root cause failure analysis, design and implement corrective and preventative solutions
  • Mentor and advise less experienced members of the engineering team
  • Author technical documentation such as specifications, test plans, and reports
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, manufacturing, compliance, and test teams
  • Write Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
  • Lead design reviews and drive technical excellence
  • Perform system design analyses, including reliability, design-for-manufacture, design-for-assembly, cost-takeout, etc

Requirements:

  • BSME and minimum 5 years (Senior Staff level) or 10 years (Principal level) of relevant experience (including MSME/PhD degrees with professional engineering experience)
  • Advanced CATIA user or equivalent (NX, Solidworks, etc.), including finite element analysis, 2D drawings, simulations
  • Familiarity with PLM systems, (Arena preferred), and ECO process
  • Experience designing motion control systems with sensors, actuators and complex mechanisms
  • Experience designing systems that are used in industrial settings
  • A working knowledge of ASME drafting standards including GD&T, (Y14.5-2018)
  • A working knowledge of DFM/A, Six Sigma, and statistical tolerance analysis
  • A working knowledge of structured problem solving methods including 8D and Ishikawa diagrams, (fishbone)
  • A working knowledge of failure avoidance methods including DFMEA/PFMEA and fault tree analysis
  • Able to manage more than one project concurrently while still meeting deadlines
  • High level of technical writing proficiency (specs, test plans, reports, white papers, etc.)

Nice to have:

  • Demonstrated success in advanced actuator and gear design
  • Deep experience with high-ratio gearing, bearing life calculations, and the thermal management of high-performance drivetrains
What we offer:
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401(k)
  • paid time off
  • annual bonus structure

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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