Distinguished Hardware Development Engineer, Atlas

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead the development of the existing Atlas physical architecture, including the robot-level configuration, module partitioning, and the interfaces between actuation, structures, compute, power, sensing, and thermal…
• Maintain and refine robot-level hardware requirements and the allocation of mass, power, thermal, volume, cost, and reliability budgets to module teams as product and behavior needs evolve.
• Work with module teams as their designs mature to optimize the interactions across module interfaces, resolving conflicts in fit, load paths, power, thermal, signal, and serviceability.
• Maintain the architectural baseline and interface definitions; manage robot-level CAD database and associated change control as the design evolves through prototypes, validation builds, and production.
• Lead system-level trade studies and architectural decisions across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and manufacturing domains, balancing performance, complexity, cost, and manufacturability.
• Design and drive experiments and analyses that quantify how well the hardware meets product needs; define the metrics that characterize hardware performance and turn the results into architectural and design decisions.
• Serve as an advisor to the systems engineering team on verification and validation, helping ensure plans and tests are appropriate: that they cover the right risks, reflect real product needs, and produce results that…
• Partner with software, compute, controls, and behavior engineers to translate robot capabilities and constraints into hardware requirements (and vice-versa), and to resolve hardware/software interface decisions.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline. Master's or PhD preferred.
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of technical leadership in developing and maturing an existing complex robotic or electromechanical product architecture, including interface optimization across module teams and driving design…
• Experience contributing to clean-sheet product architecture is a plus.
• Recognized internally as a subject matter expert in robot or complex product architecture.
• Experience with dynamic or legged robots, humanoids, or other high-DOF platforms is a plus.