Hardware Engineer – Robotics

Location: Cambridge, MA Manager: Hardware Engineer Lead

THE GIST

You'll prototype rapidly, validate against real-world use, and iterate toward production-ready designs across actuation, sensing, and structure.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design subsystems in CAD and take them through prototyping
• Spec and integrate motors, sensors, and electronics
• Run characterization and reliability tests
• Document designs and contribute to BOM and manufacturing files

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Must-haves:

• 3+ years in robotics, consumer electronics, or related hardware
• Strong mechanical or electrical fundamentals (or both)
• Hands-on prototyping experience (machining, 3D printing, soldering)
• BS/MS in ME, EE, Robotics, or equivalent experience

ABOUT US

Dynamic Creatures is a robotics company designing and building interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality brands. We are creating a new category of mobile characters that move naturally through guest environments, understand the context of an interaction and respond in real time. Dynamic Creatures offers character-based experiences built on Boston Dynamics and other systems, as well as fully original robots created for a specific brand, environment or story. As Boston Dynamics’ official entertainment and hospitality partner, the company works with entertainment companies to develop guest-facing character experiences designed to feel personal, attentive, and memorable. Dynamic Creatures was co-founded by CEO Marc Theermann, former chief strategy officer at Boston Dynamics and a former senior leader at Google, and chief technology officer Farbod Farshidian, a globally recognized robotics researcher and former research leader at the Robotics and AI Institute.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This role is in-person in Cambridge, MA five days per week.
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, PTO
• No visa sponsorship is available for this role; applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.