Boston Dynamics
Atlas Staff Perception Engineer, Tactile Sensing
$134K–$185K
Waltham Office (POST) · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years developing embedded systems in robotics, automation, or similar electromechanical products.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field; BS with significant relevant experience will also be considered.
About the job
Develop tactile-sensing systems and data pipelines that help robots perceive contact and perform reliable manipulation.
What you'll do
- Design and implement high-bandwidth tactile-sensor data acquisition and processing pipelines.
- Build automated data-collection routines and characterize sensor behavior through hands-on testing.
- Model sensor performance and integrate tactile sensing into simulations and robotic systems.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; BS with significant relevant experience will also be considered.
- 5+ years of experience developing embedded systems in robotics, automation, or similar electromechanical products.
- Strong understanding of tactile-sensing physical principles and sensor modeling.
- Experience with Git, Python, C++, and PyTorch for robotic systems and sensor-data processing.
Nice to have
- Hardware-based data-collection experience for sensor calibration, modeling, or simulation.
- Experience integrating multiple sensor modalities; robotics safety, reliability engineering, or IPC certifications are a plus.
Pay
USD 134,399.06 to USD 184,798.70 annually (base pay)
Tools
Git, Python, C++, PyTorch, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo
AI focus
Apply deep learning to sensor-data processing or representation learning; develop representations used by robotic perception and behavior models.
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