Robotics Systems Test Engineer Co-op

Boston Dynamics, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Systems Test Engineer Co-op to join the Atlas team in Waltham. You will work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and technician groups to validate robot systems and test fixtures, ensuring reliability and software validation.

You will help define test processes, support integration and debugging, and contribute to reliability testing of actuators, batteries, sensors, and compute boards using Python, C++, and related tools.

Qualifications

• In progress Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hands‑on mechatronics experience designing and testing PCBA or subsystem test stands.
• Experience with 3D modeling software and Altium for hardware validation.
• Experience in test and debugging of complex electromechanical systems.
• Familiarity with Python, C++, Jira, Matlab, and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Validate and integrate robot systems into test stands for reliability, verification, and software testing.
• Oversee integration of testing fixtures, instrumentation, wiring, and configurations.
• Test actuators, boards, power systems, sensors, and compute boards.
• Contribute to test system design and test processes.
• Support failure analysis and accelerated life reliability testing.

Skills

Mechatronics fundamentals

Data analysis

Python

C++

Jira

Google Suite

Matlab

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Education

In progress Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field

Tools

3D Modeling Software

Altium

Solidworks

Catia v6

EDA tools

Job description

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Systems Test Engineer Co-op to join the Atlas team in Waltham. You will work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and technician groups to validate robot systems and test fixtures, ensuring reliability and software validation.

You will help define test processes, support integration and debugging, and contribute to reliability testing of actuators, batteries, sensors, and compute boards using Python, C++, and related tools.