Systems Test Engineer - Co-Op

The Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) Department of Boston Dynamics (BD) seeks a Systems Test Engineer Co-op to help verify and validate the most capable humanoid robot system in the world.

About Bostondynamics

• Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges.
• For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do.
• We embody cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence in advanced robotics, quickly moving from the research lab into increasingly impactful roles across industrial spaces.

Responsibilities

• This role provides hands-on technical support to a peer group of test engineers and technicians.
• The team will include mechanical, electrical, and software expertise.
• The Systems Test Engineer Co-op reports to the Verification, Validation, & Test Associate Director on the Atlas team and helps BD continue the development of the most capable full-body-manipulating mobile robots in the world.
• Work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and technician teams to validate and integrate robot systems into test stands for reliability, verification, and software testing.
• Oversee and execute the integration of testing fixtures, including instrumentation, wiring, and configurations.
• Test and validate assemblies and firmware for critical components of our robot, such as actuators, grippers, power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, motor controllers, or compute boards.
• Contribute to the definition of our test system design and test process.
• Support system integration and test activities by contributing to test execution and debugging.
• Work alongside test engineers to develop and execute accelerated life reliability test specifications for actuators, batteries, structures, bushings, wirings, sensors, and the full system.
• Support failure analysis efforts for failures resulting from reliability testing.

Requirements

• In progress Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Python, C++, Jama, Jira, Google Suite, Matlab, Arena, Altium, Solidworks, Catia v6, Raspberry Pi, Arduino.

Preferred

• Solid mechatronics fundamentals with hands-on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs or subsystem test stands used for hardware and software validation.
• Experience using 3D Modeling SW or Altium (or similar EDA tools).
• Experience in the test and debugging of complex electromechanical systems.
• General experience in firmware, automation, and controls.
• Data analysis and visualization.