7+ years of HRBP experience in technical fields (Engineering, Hardware, Software, AI/ML)
Proven track record in performance management and employee relations
Strong skills in organizational design and workforce planning
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Demonstrated execution skills with attention to detail
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary HR partner for Engineering, Hardware, and Software leaders
Guide technical leaders through scaling challenges and evolving leadership expectations
Coach managers on performance management and operational rhythms
Support performance differentiation and ensure fair issue resolution
Facilitate high-quality 1:1s and career conversations
Collaborate on evolving career frameworks for technical roles
Identify retention risks and implement targeted plans
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance
23 days of PTO plus separate sick leave and paid holidays
401(k) plan with 4% employer match
Competitive equity with stock options
Free daily catered lunch and snacks in-office
Opportunity to collaborate with top-tier engineers and researchers
Freedom to influence product direction and key initiatives
Full Job Description
About the Role
As HR Business Partner, you'll work side by side with leaders across Engineering, Hardware, and Software to build stronger managers, sharpen organizational effectiveness, and create people practices that scale in a deep-tech environment. You'll be a trusted advisor on everything from performance and employee relations to culture - helping the business move fast while staying rigorous and fair.
Reporting closely to our Chief HR Officer, you'll help shape and deliver the people strategy for our technical organization.
This is a hands-on role: part strategic partner, part operator. You'll set direction and roll up your sleeves to make it happen.
What You'll Do
Serve as the primary HR partner for Engineering, Hardware, and Software leaders.
Help technical leaders navigate scale moments (new layers, new managers, evolving leadership expectations).
Coach technical managers on setting expectations and operating rhythms (goals, execution cadence, feedback loops).
Support performance differentiation (high/medium/low performance) and ensure managers address issues early and fairly.
Enable consistent, high-quality 1:1s, feedback, and career conversations.
Partner with leaders to evolve career frameworks/levels for technical roles (e.g., SWE, robotics, embedded, firmware, electrical, mechanical).
Clarify dual tracks (IC vs management), promotion readiness, and growth expectations.
Spot retention risks in critical technical roles and implement targeted plans.
Support leaders through difficult moments with empathy, directness, and legal/compliance awareness.
Align with Talent Acquisition on technical hiring strategy, interview process health, candidate experience, and hiring manager enablement.
Partner with People Ops to ensure smooth execution of core people processes and a strong employee experience
What We're Looking For
7+ years of proven HRBP experience supporting technical teams (Engineering, Hardware, Software, AI/ML).
Experience partnering directly with managers on performance management, employee relations and people decisions.
Strong capability in org design, workforce planning, manager coaching, performance management and employee relations.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influence skills. You communicate clearly, practically and confidently with employees and leaders.
Strong execution skills: able to run cycles, manage detail and deliver consistently.
Mindset
High judgement and confidence handling sensitive matters, balancing empathy with high standards.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity where processes are still evolving.
Able to own problems independently and drive them through to resolution.
A process-improvement mindset and a natural tendency to simplify and automate.
Nice to Have
Experience in deep-tech, robotics, embedded systems, or hardware and software organizations.
Experience building or refining leveling frameworks and IC/manager career tracks.
Familiarity with engineering operating models (on-call, incident management, postmortems).
What We Offer
Comprehensive health coverage for US-based employees, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with virtual care and employee assistance resources.
Meaningful time off to rest and recharge: 23 days of PTO (accrued), separate sick leave, and paid company holidays.
401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer match.
Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.
Free daily catered lunch, snacks, and drinks in-office.
Collaboration with top-tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics.
Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives.
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.
