Staff Mechanical Engineer - Atlas

Location: Waltham, MA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

We’re looking for a Staff Mechanical Engineer with a focus in Product Structures to join the Atlas Platform Mechanical Team, as Atlas moves from the lab to the world. Your designs will leverage your creativity and knowledge of mass-production fabrication processes to maximize structural performance per dollar across the entire robot. You will have the opportunity to work across the entire robot, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver hardware that directly impacts Atlas’s ability to interact with the world. Navigating ambiguity, creative thinking, attention to detail, technical excellence, efficient communication, and a team first collaborative mindset are key superpowers that will lead to success. 

How you will make an impact: 

• Maximizing structural performance per dollar to bring Atlas from prototype to product

• Select the optimal production process that balances performance and cost for a diverse set of part types and design each component expertly for the selected process

• Take high level product requirements and distill into pragmatic component level specifications

• Develop new concepts and perform analysis on designs while considering constraints from multiple disciplines with a product-oriented focus

• Create CAD models, drawings, specifications, assembly documentation, and test plans for parts and assemblies

• Troubleshoot issues, determine root causes, design and implement corrective and preventative solutions

• Manage and work with outside vendors for components and assemblies that require outsourcing

• Expertly manage more than one project concurrently while still meeting deadlines

• High level of technical communication proficiency

• Adapt quickly to changing project needs with a team first mindset

Desired Experience:

Any of the experience listed below would be applicable in this role, it is not expected that candidates would possess all of these qualifications

• BSME and 5+ years of relevant experience or MSME with 3+ years of experience 

• 2+ years of experience in a professional and product-driven environment

• Extensive experience designing moderate to high complexity mechanical structures in 2 or more production focused fabrication methods such as casting, forging, stamping, sheet metal, hydroforming, injection molding, etc. (5+ parts)

• Advanced CAD user (Catia, NX, Solidworks, etc.), including FEA and topology optimization

• A working knowledge of ASME drafting standards including GD&T, (Y14.5-2018)

• Transitioning early designs to products [NPI, EVT, DVT]

• Soft skills: creative and team first thinking, excellent attention to detail, strong technical communication

A brief portfolio of images with short descriptions of recent work is required via either web-link or PDF.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

Boston Dynamics will never ask you to divulge your personal financial or account information as part of its recruiting process.

The base pay range for this position is between $115,000 to $140,000 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience.  This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure.  Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.