Lead Robotics Systems Engineer - SMP & mROV

Boston Engineering; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Boston Engineering is seeking a Principal Robotics Engineer - R&D to join our team in Waltham, MA. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, we deliver advanced robotics and related technologies to commercial and government clients.

This role leads systems engineering ownership of SMP and mROV projects, guiding hardware, software, and controls teams from prototype to production, with emphasis on integration and testing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including at least 5 years in robotics.
• Demonstrated delivery or integration of mobile robotic or comparably complex robotic systems, including hands‑on integration and troubleshooting.
• Depth in a relevant engineering discipline and sufficient breadth to lead tradeoffs across hardware, software, controls, embedded computing and sensing.
• Experience owning systems engineering work, including requirements development and allocation, architecture, interface management, technical trade studies and verification planning, using traceability and experimental evidence.
• Demonstrated technical contribution to the transition of robotic or complex electromechanical prototypes to commercial production.
• Hands‑on proficiency in CAD design and assembly modeling (SolidWorks preferred), with the ability to interpret engineering drawings and mechanical constraints and resolve electromechanical interfaces.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical work, communicate risk and document interfaces and engineering decisions.
• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant practical experience

Responsibilities

• Own systems engineering and the integrated technical plan for assigned SMP efforts, with secondary mROV support.
• Translate stakeholder needs into requirements, subsystem allocations, system architecture, interfaces, and verification and validation criteria.
• Work hands‑on in development and integration, resolving difficult technical problems and leading root‑cause investigations.
• Lead trade studies and cross‑disciplinary design decisions with functional leads and program leadership, within agreed technical decision and escalation boundaries.
• Lead integration of hardware, robotics software and controls across embedded computing, sensing and sensor processing, motion control, inspection payloads, operator interfaces, vehicle‑to‑operator communications and data capture.
• Collaboratively establish architecture baselines and configuration compatibility across mechanical revisions, electronics, firmware and software, and calibration data.
• Lead engineering reviews, integration milestones, verification and validation, failure investigations and regression testing.
• Maintain traceability from needs and requirements to test evidence, and surface technical, schedule and resource risks early.
• Lead engineering efforts supporting production readiness with manufacturing, quality and supply‑chain teams.
• Address manufacturability, component and sourcing risks, assembly efficiency, repeatable pilot builds, release and service documentation, reliability, maintainability, calibration and field diagnostics.
• Provide technical input to patent activities and IP development.

Skills

Robotics

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary leadership

CAD (SolidWorks)

Embedded computing

Education

BS in related field

Tools

SolidWorks

ROS/ROS 2

Job description

Boston Engineering is seeking a Principal Robotics Engineer - R&D to join our team in Waltham, MA. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, we deliver advanced robotics and related technologies to commercial and government clients.

This role leads systems engineering ownership of SMP and mROV projects, guiding hardware, software, and controls teams from prototype to production, with emphasis on integration and testing.