Boston Dynamics

Senior Industrial Engineer

Boston Dynamics • $100K — $130K *
Waltham, MA 02453In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BS or higher in an engineering technical field or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 10 years' experience in a product manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in industrial or manufacturing engineering, especially in robotics or complex electromechanical systems.
  • Proven track record of implementing efficient production systems and leading cross-functional projects.
  • Strong project management skills and experience with production management tools like Jira or Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional projects, managing milestones and stakeholder alignment.
  • Partner with various teams to enhance production efficiency and product quality.
  • Design and implement factory layouts and workflows to support scaling production.
  • Develop capacity models to forecast production output and resolve bottlenecks.
  • Analyze and optimize material flow and assembly line efficiency.
  • Drive creation of standard work and conduct time studies for process improvement.
  • Identify and pursue automation opportunities to enhance production capabilities.

Benefits

  • Collaborative company culture focused on continuous improvement.
  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of robotics technology and automation.
  • Involvement in impactful projects that influence industrial applications and efficiency.
  • Support for ongoing professional development and mastery of industrial engineering tools.
  • Work alongside a mission-driven team of experts in a rapidly evolving field.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Industrial Engineer at Boston Dynamics, you will spearhead the creation and continuous improvement of production concepts and layouts. This includes but is not limited to line design, facility layout, large-scale installed production equipment and automation, as well as capacity and labor cost modeling. As part of the Production Technology and Industrial Engineering team, every day you will work closely with cross-functional teams to lead initiatives to improve production processes, reduce waste, and increase overall efficiency. You will be a self-starter who can maintain focus on the big picture while managing the huge number of small details to drive consensus on a day-to-day basis and foster effective collaboration. To thrive in this role, you must have experience in and be excited by fast-paced New Product Introduction environments and be highly motivated to drive changes and quality at all costs.

Day-to-day activities:
  • Lead cross-functional projects from concept through execution, ensuring clear milestones, stakeholder alignment, risk assessments, and on-time delivery.
  • Partner with production, quality, test, and manufacturing engineering teams to improve efficiency, product quality, and manufacturing scalability.
  • Design and implement production concepts, including corresponding factory layouts and workcenter-level workflows, tailored to the needs of our scaling production operations through cross-functional teamwork.
  • Develop and maintain capacity models to predict production output, identify bottlenecks, and derive solutions.
  • Analyze and improve material and information flow, takt time, line balancing, and assembly line or workstation layout to maximize efficiency.
  • Drive standard work creation, time studies, and ergonomics evaluation using industrial engineering methods (e.g., MODAPTS, MTM).
  • Identify automation opportunities (e.g., cobots, vision systems, AGVs) and lead business case development and execution.
  • Support the rollout and continuous improvement of our MES system.
  • Establish KPIs for production performance (OEE, throughput, yield), develop performance dashboards, and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Lead Lean initiatives, including Gemba walks, Kaizen events, and value stream mapping, and support 6S and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Develop plant competency in a wide range of Industrial Engineering methods and Lean tools to enhance overall safety, quality, productivity, and profitability.


Desired skills:
  • BS or higher in an engineering technical field (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics, etc.) or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in a product manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial or manufacturing engineering, preferably in robotics, aerospace, or complex electromechanical systems.
  • Proven track record in implementing efficient production systems and leading cross-functional projects.
  • Ability to work in an ambiguous environment with rapid development cycles while prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities.
  • Hands-on experience with MES and ERP systems (preferably Tulip and Rootstock) in a production environment.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills, including use of tools like Jira, Smartsheet, or MS Project.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to influence across functions and levels.


Nice to have:
  • Hands-on experience with early-stage products, particularly in mobile robots.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.
  • Familiarity with automation and MES integration to scale production.


About Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company is best known for the development of BigDog, a quadruped robot designed for the U.S. military. Boston Dynamics has also developed a number of other robots, including Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, and Atlas, a humanoid robot designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks. In 2013, the company was acquired by Google X, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. In 2020, the company was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group. Boston Dynamics is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Boston Dynamics
Size
300 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1992
* Ladders Estimates

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