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Boston Dynamics · 3 days ago

Manager of Sustaining Electrical Engineering- Spot

positionWaltham, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$154K/yr - $212K/yr
date8+ years exp
Boston Dynamics is seeking an electrical engineering manager for the Spot Sustaining Team. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of spot electrical sustaining activities including bug root cause identification and design iteration, while also managing a team of electrical engineers.
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Responsibilities

Be accountable for all electrical engineering sustaining activities for the Spot product ecosystem that directly impact production, service, and customer satisfaction metrics
Manage a small team of electrical engineers responsible for Spot circuit boards and electrical systems spanning processing, sensing, actuation, and power
Leverage your broad knowledge of electrical engineering and product development to work alongside the team as an individual contributor
Function as a consensus-first leader with the capability to drive when necessary
Foster a positive work culture where everyone is supported to do their best work in a safe, fun, and collaborative environment
Triage all production, service, and field electrical bugs; assign owners, monitor progress, and drive resolution
Represent the team across the broader organization, including in high-visibility briefings to leadership on critical issues
Develop a component second-sourcing strategy and resolve component obsolescence issues
Review Spot sustaining ECOs
Create and refine development processes to improve quality and efficiency
Mentor, grow, and develop team members

Qualification

Electrical engineeringEmbedded computingRobotics systemsSchematic capture softwarePCB layout softwareProduct developmentLinuxRoot cause analysisPeople leadershipDecision-making

Required

BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, robotics, or closely related field
Prior people management and/or technical leadership experience
8+ years of electrical design experience
Excellent people leadership skills
Strong embedded computing and robotics systems knowledge
Sound judgement and decision-making skills, with a proven ability to drive resolution of complex electrical issues
Experience with product development
Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (e.g. Altium)
Familiarity with common PLM software (e.g. Arena)
Basic Linux skills

Preferred

Knowledge of formal root cause analysis tools
Prior experience standing up a second sourcing strategy for electrical components
Software development skills to be able to modify production code for experimentation
Software scripting skills to automate processes and analyze data
Knowledge of circuit board manufacturing DfX and best practices

Benefits

Medical
Dental vision
401(k)
Paid time off
Annual bonus structure

Company

Boston Dynamics

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Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
dateFounded in 1992
location
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://bostondynamics.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$37M
Key Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M

Leadership Team

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Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
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Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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