Principal Electrical Engineer

berkshiregrey; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey in Bedford, Massachusetts, is seeking a talented professional for a product development role focused on robotic automation solutions. The ideal candidate will excel in designing, prototyping, and testing new automation designs while supporting production and deployed systems.

Applicants should have significant experience in automation systems, excellent skills in electrical engineering, and familiarity with tools like AutoCAD and Altium. A commitment to creating practical solutions and a willingness to engage in the entire electrical design lifecycle is essential.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of relevant work experience.
• Significant experience in bringing automation systems into production.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs.
• Supporting deployed systems and managing updates.
• Designing systems to UL / CE standards compliance.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Automation Systems Design

PCB Design

Troubleshooting

3D CAD Tools

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

AutoCAD

Altium

SolidWorks

Job description

About

Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
• Eight or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconductor.
• Significant experience successfully designing and bringing automation systems into production.
• Willing to dive into entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation all the way through to production support and troubleshooting.
• Desired expertise with:

• • Developing and maintaining electrical interconnect and cable designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
  • PCB design, development, and deployment. Preferred experience with Altium.
  • Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.

• • Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical panel work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.

• Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
• Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
• Hands‑on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
• Designing to UL / CE standards compliance.

• Additional detailed experience in:
  • Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
  • Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
  • Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.

• • SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.

Travel Expectation: 10%

6510-2601PG