Technical Support Engineer

Boston Dynamics; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Technical Support Engineer in the United States to own the resolution of complex customer issues and to serve as a technical expert for our robot ecosystems.

You will diagnose, troubleshoot, reproduce, and help debug electro/mechanical equipment, robots, and software interfaces, while documenting incidents for Development and Quality teams and contributing to process improvements.

Qualifications

• BS/BE in Engineering or CS required.
• Strong scripting and programming ability in Python/C++.
• Experience with Linux environments and debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support to customers and internal teams.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, reproduce, and fix complex issues in robot and software ecosystems.
• Document incidents, bugs, and feature requests for development teams.
• Suggest and contribute to proactive support and process improvements.

Skills

Linux proficiency

Python

C++

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Job description

Technical Support Engineers take ownership for resolving technical customer issues in a reasonable time, act as the representative of Boston Dynamics technical expertise in voice, tone, and knowledge, and serve as an internal Voice of the Customer in identifying and escalating customer needs for issues and feature requests.Duties and ResponsibilitiesKnowledge & Application: Technical ExpertProvides technical support to customers and internal customers for a highly technical and sophisticated product-agnostic ecosystem.Helps establish, document, and assist in principled technical support processes: diagnosing, troubleshooting, reproducing, fixing and debugging complex electro/mechanical equipment – robots, payloads, and servers, computer interfaces, inputs and outputs of complex software, or networked and/or wireless communication systems.May be involved in customer installation and training.Responsible for maintaining knowledge of all base robot behaviors, functions, and changes in supported software and hardware.Responsible for building and sharing a deep expertise in the work of a specialized software feature development team.Exercises expert-level knowledge in use of internal tools and robot log data in the diagnostic process.Contributions to Product and Customer SuccessResponds to customers in a voice and tone representative of Boston DynamicsQueue Management to reduce long running issues and drive KPI to manage the issuesRespond to Troubleshooting emails and chats in a timely and responsible mannerDocument software incidents, bugs, and stories for Development and Quality teamsSuggest new features based on customer feedbackAssist in proactive support and outreach for technical bulletinsContributes to continuous process improvement for tracking and measuring Customer Success towards key Business ObjectivesQualificationsThe ideal candidate has:Bachelor degree or higher in Engineering/Computer Science related subjectExcellent computer and interpersonal skillsProficiency in Linux-based operating systemsProficiency in a high level programming language such as Python/C++This role is for you if you are:A take-charge problem solver: Confident in demonstrating expertise and directing interactions with customersA positive individual who takes pride in providing a high standard of service and support to customersA knowledge seeker: A self-starter and quick learner who grasps concepts and processes quickly and intuitivelyA team player: Work with others and support different functions across teams