Hardware Engineer – Robotics
- Location
- Cambridge
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
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.
From Dynamic Creatures's careers page (Ashby), checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Posted 8 Sept 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job