Senior Electrical Mechatronics Engineer

Berkshire Grey; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey is seeking a talented professional for a product development role in robotic automation. Candidates will be involved in creating innovative solutions that solve real customer problems, requiring a mix of engineering expertise, design skills, and hands-on experience with automation systems. This mid-senior level position offers significant opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Six or more years of related work experience.
• Experience designing and bringing automation systems to production.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new robotic automation solutions.
• Launching products into production and supporting deployed systems.
• Turning unclear problems into practical solutions.

Skills

Programming

Electrical system design

Troubleshooting

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Siemens TIA Portal

ABB Robot Studio

CODESYS

SolidWorks

Job description

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Berkshire Grey is a leader in AI-powered robotic solutions that automate fulfillment, supply chain, and logistics operations. Our technology transforms pick, pack, move, and sort operations to deliver unmatched efficiencies to customers in retail, eCommerce, and logistics. At Berkshire Grey, we drive productivity while reducing costs, creating exceptional customer experiences, and enabling better employee engagement.

About The Job:

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).
• Six or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconduction.
• Demonstrated experience successfully designing and brining industrial automation systems into production.

Significant experience with:

• Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.
• Programing robots and systems using tools such as Siemens TIA Portal, ABB Robot Studio, CODESYS, and other industrial control environments.
• Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
• Design selection of electromechanical systems including motors, gearheads and actuators.
• Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
• Designing networks and distributed I/O such as Ethernet, Profinet and EtherCAT.
• Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.

Additional experience or working knowledge in:

• Developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
• Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
• Control interface stacks such as OPC/UA, TCP-IP sockets and Profinet.
• API definition for control systems interface with higher level software.
• Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
• Use of lab tools including Logic/Bus Analyzer and wireshark.
• Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.
• SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.
• ROS software and Linux operating system.

Why Berkshire Grey?

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
• A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

I acknowledge that Berkshire Grey is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and Berkshire Grey prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other protected characteristic as outlined by state, federal or local laws.

I also acknowledge I have been informed that it is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Robotics Engineering, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Software Development

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Disability insurance

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