Senior Systems Reliability Engineer - Spot at Boston Dynamics

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Robotics, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

BS in Engineering or related field (MSME or MSEE preferred)
5+ years electromechanical systems design and development experience
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to deliver high-level summaries to an executive audience and navigating deep technical analysis with expert engineers
Ability to drive complex new electromechanical embedded products through test design, execution, and analysis
Hands-on failure analysis of electromechanical systems, as a design engineer, reliability engineer, and/or quality engineer
Extensive experience with corrective action reporting processes and systems, ideally across many companies, along with experience creating and improving such systems
Defining test conditions, generating acceleration factors using empirical models, generating test durations, sample sizes, pass-fail criteria, setup controls, and data acquisition
Reliability & robustness methods, including Six Sigma, DFMEA, DVP&R, DOE, root cause analysis, data analytics
Highly relevant design domains, including DC motors, controllers, gear trains, bearings, encoders, transducers, cameras, user interfaces, 2-way audio, PCBAs, flex circuits, wire harnesses, slip rings, radios, compute, batteries & BMS, lighting for communication, articulating arms with end effectors, structural housings & linkages
Software tools including Jama, Jira, Google Suite, Testrail, Python, Matlab, Reliasoft or other statistical analysis tools
Data analysis using tools

Responsibilities

Monitor, document, root cause, pareto, and prioritize resolution for design or process defects discovered during product prototype design, development, verification testing, customer pilots and eventual field deployment
Lead failure analysis investigations, driving root cause identification, prevention, and corrective actions via close collaboration with cross-functional subject matter experts
Develop mechanisms for prioritizing failure and reliability investigation
Lead or support DFMEA activities, driving lessons learned into new product designs, translating engineering design risks into mitigation priorities, including verification strategies, test methods and procedures, with well defined acceptance criteria
Create and integrate system and subsystem reliability models with targets that achieve overall product requirements
Author a cohesive set of reliability requirements across the product ecosystem and track estimated performance against them
Work with the System Test team to develop reliability growth testing strategies, including accelerated life methods, and appropriate sample size selection
Deliver executive presentations showcasing results, improvement recommendations, and implementation progress
Work with the Customer Success team to drive serviceability, maintenance schedules, and care plans
Support reliability program planning, identify and track causes of failure in products, and generate data to guide the product engineering team on improvement initiatives
Serve as a reliability subject matter expert, consulting with various subteams in helping to drive reliability improvements into evolving product designs
Collaborate with systems engineers, design, verification, validation, test engineering to analyze failures in complex electro-mechanical robotic systems, identify root causes, provide insights for corrective action planning, and drive those actions through verification stages to resolution

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Root Cause Analysis

DFMEA

FMEA

Pareto Analysis

Failure Analysis

Systems Engineering

Reliability Modeling

Verification Testing

Robotics

Electro-Mechanical Systems

Boston Dynamics

Develops advanced robots for industrial applications

About Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics creates advanced robots that enhance human capabilities and safety, focusing on legged robots with high mobility, dexterity, and intelligence. Their flagship products, Spot and Pick, are designed for commercial, industrial, and research applications, performing tasks that are dangerous or physically demanding for humans. Spot, for example, is a 65-pound robot that can navigate complex terrains and avoid obstacles autonomously using built-in AI. Unlike many competitors, Boston Dynamics emphasizes responsible use of their robots, limiting sales to commercial and research clients and ensuring high-quality standards through domestic manufacturing. The company's goal is to improve safety and efficiency across various industries while exploring future consumer applications.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters

1992Year Founded

$38.8MTotal Funding

ACQUISITIONCompany Stage

Robotics & Automation, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Risks

Competition from affordable Chinese robotics could pressure market share and pricing.

Layoffs indicate potential financial or strategic challenges impacting future innovation.

Collaboration with multiple stakeholders may lead to strategic misalignments.

Differentiation

Boston Dynamics excels in creating robots with advanced mobility and dexterity.

Their robots are designed for unstructured environments, enhancing workplace safety and efficiency.

Spot and Atlas are pioneering robots in digital transformation and mobile manipulation.

Upsides

Collaboration with Toyota and Hyundai boosts AI-powered humanoid robot development.

Patent resolution with Ghost Robotics opens collaboration on robotics policy and technology.

AI advancements in Atlas position Boston Dynamics as a humanoid robot market leader.

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