Boston Dynamics
Robustness Test Technician
Waltham, MA · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
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About the job
Builds, operates, tests, and troubleshoots electromechanical systems and robots, while managing lab resources and communicating test findings to engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Manages lab resources, equipment, workspaces, and project timelines.
- Builds prototype electromechanical sub-assemblies; conducts validation tests, diagnoses failures, and recommends design corrections.
- Creates test plans, maintains long-running experiments, and records and communicates results.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience building and debugging electromechanical test setups, fixtures, or similar equipment.
- Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, programmable loads, and thermal probes.
- Ability to multitask and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- Ability to communicate test results verbally and in spreadsheets, databases, reports, or slide decks.
Nice to have
- Experience with test automation, Python, and command-line operations in a UNIX-like OS.
- Experience with robots, CAD programs, schematic capture, PCB layout, PCB rework, or cable assembly.
Pay
$45-48/hr USD base salary
Tools
oscilloscopes, power supplies, programmable loads, thermal probes, Altium, Catia, Python, UNIX-like OS
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