Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics

Atlas Senior Mechanical Engineer

Waltham Office (POST), USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 35 days ago
CATIAMechanical Design

About the role

  • A central challenge in achieving this is the development of highly robust grippers that combine strength, dexterity, and high fidelity tactile sensing in compact packages.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design of key gripper subsystems, from early concepts through to production-ready hardware.
  • Develop and analyze mechanisms that balance dexterity, payload, and reliability under demanding use cases.
  • Use CAD (3DX/Catia) and analysis tools to model, simulate, and validate designs.
  • Collaborate with electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers to ensure clean integration and testability.
  • Support prototyping, bring-up, and issue resolution throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Have strong fundamentals in mechanics, dynamics, and materials, with a track record of building precision mechanisms.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • Have experience with precision actuation hardware-such as tendon- or gear-driven systems, elastomeric contacts, or compliant joints.
  • Experience designing and delivering hardware from concept through validation.
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership of mechanical designs in multidisciplinary projects.

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