Senior Tactile Sensing & Robotic Perception Engineer

Boston Dynamics; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 134,399 - 184,798; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Staff Perception Engineer focused on tactile sensing to advance robotic manipulation. You will design sensing data systems that transform raw tactile signals into meaningful representations guiding intelligent robot behavior.

You will work at the intersection of signal processing, simulation, machine learning, and robotics, building high-bandwidth data acquisition pipelines that enable robots to perceive contact, force, and interaction.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field; BS with significant relevant experience will be considered
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded systems in robotics, automation, or similar electromechanical products
• Strong understanding of tactile sensing physics and modeling sensor behavior
• Experience using Git and developing Python/C++ for robotic systems with high-bandwidth data acquisition
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch for sensor data processing or representation learning
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, evaluate, and demonstrate tactile sensing data representations for reliable closed-loop manipulation
• Architect and implement high-bandwidth data pipelines to acquire, process, and stream data from tactile sensors
• Design automated data collection routines using robot end-effectors or test rigs to generate ground-truth datasets for calibration and modeling
• Test sensor behavior under loads, motion, vibration, and thermal variation
• Develop data processing pipelines using DSP techniques to filter, fuse, and compress sensor signals for perception models
• Model sensor performance and integrate tactile sensing into simulated environments to bridge sim-to-real gaps
• Collaborate with software, systems, manufacturing, and test teams to define hardware interfaces and ensure integration
• Document designs, experiments, and learnings to improve development processes and standards

Skills

Python

C++

Git

PyTorch

Deep learning

DSP techniques

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics (BS with experience also considered)

Job description

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Staff Perception Engineer focused on tactile sensing to advance robotic manipulation. You will design sensing data systems that transform raw tactile signals into meaningful representations guiding intelligent robot behavior.

You will work at the intersection of signal processing, simulation, machine learning, and robotics, building high-bandwidth data acquisition pipelines that enable robots to perceive contact, force, and interaction.