Boston Dynamics · 8 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - Atlas
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expBoston Dynamics is seeking a highly talented Systems Engineer to work with an exceptional team of roboticists on developing advanced humanoid robots. The role focuses on electronic systems and involves requirements generation, system analysis, design, and testing to innovate in the field of systems engineering.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Solicit requirements from stakeholders and subject-matter experts. Derive system requirements from stakeholder requirements. Perform research, analysis, and experimentation to ensure requirements are properly parameterized. Author and seek approval for high quality system requirements
Become expert on Jama tool functionality to customize and configure the tool in support of the product team’s evolving needs
Help develop a compatible set of performance targets, including safety, user experience, reliability, robustness, cost, package, manufacturability, and numerous functional attributes. Facilitate activities that accelerate product design convergence to these targets
Help author the evolving Concept of Operations, ensuring that the intended breadth of use cases are clearly defined for the product
Support system DFMEA execution. Support system trade studies and program technical reviews
Develop and maintain system interface control documents
Review requirements from other authors, providing coaching to achieve requirement quality expectations. Facilitate requirement approval and change management
Ensure requirements are well organized within the appropriate databases, traced to design documents, verification plans, verification results, and potentially other entities of interest
Track and report on requirements development and verification progress, identify holes, mitigate risks, and help drive issue closure
Qualification
Required
Exceptional written & verbal communication, interpersonal skills, collaboration, and conflict resolution
3+ years of experience systems engineering of complex mechatronic systems
5+ years of experience in electronics technology development with proven PCBA, and product delivery
2+ years experience working intimately with a specialized requirements management tool. Expertise in Jama is especially helpful
BS in engineering (Robotics, Computers, Software, Electrical, Systems, or similar)
Preferred
Mobile robotics, robotic manipulation, grasping, perception technologies, and walking robots
Experience developing complex electromechanical products for mass production
Authoring, reviewing, and approving a wide variety of requirements
Reliability & robustness engineering methodologies, including boundary and parameter diagramming, DFMEA, DVP&R, root cause analysis, statistical methods
Safety-critical system development
Working in automotive manufacturing and assembly plants
Highly relevant design domains include BLDC motors, motor controllers, encoders, cameras, user interfaces, LEDs, 2-way audio, PCBAs, flex circuits, wire harnesses, connectors, slip rings, radios, computers, microcontrollers, batteries, BMS, and chargers
Software tools including Jama, Jira, Google Suite, Altium, Testrails, Python, Matlab
Familiarity with relevant electrical standards, IEC 62368, IEC 60204, along with WiFi, Cellular, and EMI compliance
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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