Humanoid
Lead Prototype Engineer
$150K–$200K
US, Boston, MA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
About the job
Leads a team while hands-on building, integrating, diagnosing, and repairing electrical systems for humanoid robot prototypes.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor prototype engineers and technicians, setting priorities and technical standards.
- Own electrical bring-up, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and repair across prototype robots.
- Maintain lab test and repair procedures, and coordinate build schedules, tools, equipment, and resources.
What they ask for
- Hands-on electrical engineering background in rapid prototyping, custom hardware debugging, and complex electrical troubleshooting in robotics or similar domains.
- Working knowledge of low-voltage power and mixed-signal circuits, motor drives, connectors, sensors, and bench instrumentation.
- Experience reading schematics and PCB layouts, performing board-level rework and repair, and designing or specifying harnesses and cable assemblies.
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers or technicians.
Nice to have
- Design-for-manufacturability and reliability experience in human-sized or mobile robotics.
- Experience with automated hardware-lab test and diagnostic tools, prototyping or field-team scaling, or mechanical assembly and integration.
Pay
$150K–$200K USD per year base salary
Tools
oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies
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