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Boston Dynamics

Robot type
Humanoid · Warehouse and Logistics
Location
WalthamMassachusettsUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Sep 17, 2026
Full-time

Senior Staff Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

Job description

Join us as a Senior Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer in Technical Operations, where you’ll architect and implement the critical test systems that bring our groundbreaking robots—Spot, Stretch, and Atlas—to life. You’ll be the driving force behind the design, documentation, and deployment of sophisticated test equipment and software, ensuring excellence across supplier, in-house, and system-level production. By collaborating closely with our cross-functional teams in design, software, and quality, you’ll guarantee that our electromechanical assemblies meet the highest performance standards.

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics…

Job responsibilities

  • Lead High-Stakes Test Development: Drive project management and design strategy for outsourced test development, ensuring our robotic systems exceed expectations.
  • Champion Design for Test (DFT): Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate DFT best practices early, optimizing test coverage, fault isolation, and subassembly reliability.
  • Scale Global Testing Operations: Take ownership of ODM/JDM functional test capacity and expansion planning to meet ambitious production targets.
  • Define Operational Excellence: Create comprehensive documentation for test procedures, fixtures, and configurations, setting the standard for quality and consistency.
  • Deliver Turnkey Solutions: Spearhead the delivery of end-to-end test solutions for both cutting-edge new robots and sustaining platforms.
  • Drive Continuous Improvement: Analyze test data to unlock insights, directly influencing product quality and streamlining our testing ecosystem.
  • Solve Complex Challenges: Utilize structured methodologies for hands-on, data-driven root cause analysis of electromechanical subsystems.
  • Scale Support Infrastructure: Oversee the duplication, maintenance, and deployment of test stations for our critical repair and service teams.

Job requirements

  • BS or MS in Robotics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in test software development using programming languages such as Python.
  • Strong understanding of electromechanical and software engineering fundamentals.
  • Solid working knowledge of basic electrical equipment, including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
  • Experience in selecting COTS or designing custom testing hardware based on engineering/manufacturing test requirements.
  • Experience deploying and supporting test systems at domestic and international Contract Manufacturing sites.
  • Test software development using programming languages such as Python in both Windows and Linux environments.
  • Able to read electrical schematics and apply sound electrical/electronics fundamental knowledge to analyze designs.
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