Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer

Job Description

As a Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer within Technical Operations, you will develop and implement the test systems that are used in the manufacture of our robotics systems. You will document, design, and deploy test equipment, software, and procedures for supplier production testing, in-house production testing, and system level testing. With a focus on printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), you will interact with the product design, software, manufacturing, test, and quality engineering teams to ensure the appropriate test coverage and product performance for the electromechanical assemblies being designed for our robotics systems. You will also provide guidance and support to third parties that will develop test systems to meet our requirements and standards.

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. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.
 

How you will make an impact:

• Provide design for test (DFT) recommendations for test coverage, fault isolation capability, and PCBA failure trends.

• Understand supplier capabilities for in-circuit test (ICT) and provide design support to maximize test coverage and implementation.

• Manage ODM/JDM functional test capacity, expansion planning, and execution.

• Document test procedures, fixtures, configurations, and best practices.

• Deliver turnkey test solutions for electromechanical parts and assemblies of new robots or sustaining tests for existing robots.

• Provide project management and design support for outsourced test development.

• Analyze test results and provide feedback to improve product quality and testing processes.

• Perform hands-on and data-driven root cause analysis of electromechanical subsystems utilizing structured problem solving methodologies.

• Support station duplication, maintenance, and deployments for repair and service teams.

• Train both internal and external manufacturing in the use and support of production test equipment, test programs, and debug processes.

• Mentor other team engineers and technicians.
   

Required Skills & Experience:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 10+ years of relevant experience.

• Strong understanding of electrical 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.

• Comfortable with analog and digital test and debug techniques for medium to high complexity systems.

• Self-motivated and able to work in an ambiguous environment with minimal supervision.
   

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software using Altium or equivalent.

• Ability to design and lay out test interface PCBAs.

• Knowledge of circuit board manufacturing DfX and best practices.

• Expertise with boundary scan.

• Deep knowledge of PCBAs designs with high-speed digital interfaces (e.g. MIPI, GMSL, PCIe, 10Gbase-T, 1000base-T1, USB3).

• Experience designing moderate complexity electro-mechanical structures to be used in a production or customer-facing environment in CAD (Catia, NX, Solidworks, etc.).

• Experience with Linux operating systems.

• Comfortable interpreting and/or writing C++ code.

• Experience with lean manufacturing and/or six sigma.

• Familiarity with using a PLM (e.g. Arena).
   

Travel:

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time including international travel.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.
 

Boston Dynamics will never ask you to divulge your personal financial or account information as part of its recruiting process.

 

The pay range for this position is between $154,310.03 to $192,887.54 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.