Jobs at Boston Dynamics

Lead product strategy, roadmaps, discovery, and lifecycle management for Atlas humanoid robotics solutions in logistics. Partner with customers, strategic partners, and software and hardware engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize development, analyze market opportunities and competitors, build business cases, and oversee product launches. The role focuses on warehouse and fulfillment automation, customer workflows, ROI, and deployment of end-to-end robotics solutions.

Leads mechanical design and technology development for robotic systems from concept through production. Responsibilities include prototyping, cross-disciplinary system engineering, mechanical analysis, simulation, failure investigation, root-cause analysis, design validation, and production implementation. The role balances performance, manufacturability, reliability, thermal behavior, stiffness, mass, torque, and tolerance requirements while collaborating with electrical, software, product, and production teams.

Manage international trade compliance for robotics hardware, software, and dual-use technologies. Responsibilities include export licensing, denied-party screening, import and export declarations, EAR/ITAR/OFAC compliance, ECCN and HTS classification, trade audits, FTZ management, documentation, and coordination with freight forwarders, customs brokers, engineering, manufacturing, and international business units. The role also tracks compliance workflows in Salesforce and advises stakeholders on evolving global trade regulations.

Manage strategic warehouse robotics customers, expand new-logo business, assess automation opportunities, develop sales strategies, negotiate agreements, prepare proposals, forecast revenue, monitor project performance, and coordinate product delivery. The role requires strong B2B technology sales experience, customer relationship management, logistics or automation knowledge, and up to 50% international travel.

Manage technical accounting and financial reporting for a global robotics company. Responsibilities include revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, accounting pronouncements, company accounting policies, month-end close, consolidation, IFRS reporting, audits, compliance filings, internal controls, and ERP/CRM process automation. The role partners with IT, legal, procurement, business operations, and accounting teams to improve processes and provide accounting guidance.

Leads R&D quality engineering across prototype builds, low-volume production, supplier quality, failure analysis, corrective action, traceability, and quality data systems. Establishes quality strategy, build gates, 8D investigations, supplier validation, process validation, defect analytics, and genealogy standards. Manages quality engineers and leads while advising executives on quality risk, rate decisions, and corrective actions. Partners with engineering, operations, supply chain, test engineering, and reliability to improve hardware quality and accelerate learning.

Lead complex robotics deployment programs from scope through execution, managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, vendors, contractors, and customer stakeholders. Oversee technical installations involving hardware, software, networks, controls, and industrial automation. Direct field engineering teams, manage logistics and safety compliance, develop scalable delivery frameworks, track financial milestones, support pilots and demonstrations, communicate with executives, and mentor project managers.

Designs and maintains automated tests for web applications and autonomous robotic systems. Develops end-to-end test frameworks, Hardware-in-the-Loop strategies, test plans, and CI/CD integrations. Validates web interfaces, APIs, embedded software, hardware, navigation, autonomy, and payload operations. Collaborates across engineering teams, troubleshoots software-hardware issues, analyzes logs and telemetry, and establishes automated testing practices for the robotics platform.

Leads field operations and logistics for large-scale humanoid robot deployments across 50+ customer sites. Oversees distributed staffing, recruitment, scheduling, shift rotations, site assignments, travel, expenses, and deployment resources for Field Service Engineers, Field Application Engineers, and robot operators. Coordinates site teams, roadshows, operational metrics, access requirements, and milestone delivery while resolving escalations and aligning field execution with technical program timelines.

Manage sourcing and procurement for new product introduction programs involving electronics, semiconductors, sensors, PCBAs, and mechanical assemblies. Identify and evaluate suppliers, develop should-cost models, negotiate total cost of ownership, monitor inventory and material availability, place and track purchase orders, follow up on deliveries, and report procurement, inventory, and supplier performance metrics. Partner with engineering and operations teams to support production builds and supply chain efficiency.

Leads cross-functional Business Operations projects from initiation through completion, translating business objectives into delivery plans and coordinating scope, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications. Partners with business, technical, and executive stakeholders without direct authority; supports process improvement, technology implementations, vendor evaluations, and ERP, MRP, or MES adoption. Establishes governance, drives accountability, manages change, and promotes scalable operating practices.

Lead the architecture, development, deployment, and maintenance of software and automation for robotic manufacturing test systems. Industrialize prototype test benches into scalable end-of-line systems, supporting board flashing, device calibration, functional verification, diagnostics, data management, and visualization. Improve test stability, execution time, error handling, throughput, and false-fail rates while troubleshooting production-floor issues and integrating robotic hardware and mechatronic systems.

Owns continuous improvement for robotic actuator products by investigating field and manufacturing failures, leading root cause and corrective action analyses, and implementing design changes through ECOs. Collaborates with production, testing, and global manufacturing partners to improve reliability, manufacturability, and product maturity. The role also contributes to technology roadmaps, prioritizes complex projects, and mentors teams. Requires 10–20% international travel.

Leads accounting operations, including general ledger, payables, receivables, reconciliations, financial reporting, close activities, internal controls, audits, and regulatory compliance. Manages accounting policies and process improvements while supporting budgeting and forecasting. Supervises, coaches, and develops accounting staff and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve operational and strategic objectives.

Design, implement, train, and deploy machine learning and reinforcement learning algorithms for last-mile delivery robotics. Develop Python and C++ software, evaluate algorithms in simulation, and test them on Boston Dynamics Spot robots operating in unstructured outdoor environments. The role requires advanced expertise in ML or RL applied to physical robotic hardware, modern ML frameworks, and strong software engineering practices.

Lead development of control algorithms for robotic arm manipulation, grasping, and physical interaction. Responsibilities include hardware testing and debugging, production C++ development, architectural leadership across the arm control stack, design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires expertise in rigid-body dynamics, inverse kinematics, classical control systems, and deploying manipulation software on real-world hardware.

Provides comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Chief Legal Officer and Chief People Officer. Responsibilities include complex calendar and travel management, meeting and event coordination, expense processing, report and presentation preparation, correspondence drafting, confidential records handling, stakeholder liaison duties, invoice and purchase order tracking, and improving administrative workflows. The role requires strong organization, communication, discretion, judgment, and independent problem-solving skills.

Owns technical program management for AI infrastructure resources, including prioritizing GPU and compute allocation, overseeing data pipelines, coordinating data operations, and managing vendor-supported annotation and QA. Partners with engineering leaders and executives to develop resourcing roadmaps, mitigate compute and data risks, improve utilization processes, and support AI robotics initiatives. The role also manages data procurement and contract negotiations while driving cross-functional program deliverables.

Manage the firm’s liquidity position, funding, debt, investment portfolio, and interest rate and credit risk hedging. Produce liquidity risk reports, metrics, dashboards, models, and stress tests for management, committees, and regulators. Oversee liquidity buffers and intraday liquidity, support monthly close under IFRS and US GAAP, and enhance treasury systems and SOX 404 cash-disbursement controls. The role also requires cross-functional collaboration, analytical problem-solving, and treasury accounting expertise.

Lead product discovery, strategy, roadmap development, and lifecycle management for Stretch, an autonomous warehouse robotics solution. Partner with customers, prospects, engineers, and strategic stakeholders to understand workflows, define requirements, prioritize features, manage tradeoffs, and oversee product launches. Analyze customer metrics, market data, competitors, KPIs, and financial models to identify opportunities and evaluate ROI. The role is onsite in Waltham, Massachusetts, with up to 20% domestic and international travel.