Senior Electrical Engineer

berkshiregrey; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to contribute to product development from concept through production launch and field support. The role emphasizes hands-on design, prototyping, testing, and debugging across the full electrical life cycle.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in automation or similar industries, proficiency with PCB design and CAD tools, and a strong ability to turn unclear problems into practical solutions within a team of top talent.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of related work experience in automation or robotics.
• Experience designing and bringing automation systems into production.
• Willing to cover full electrical design life cycle from ideation to production support.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, prototype and test new designs for production release.
• Launch products into production and support deployed systems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and updates across system hardware and software.

Skills

Electrical design

Troubleshooting

Lifecycle management

PCB design

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar

Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Altium

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).
• Five 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:
  • 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 work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
• Developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
• 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.
• 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.

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