Principal Electrical Engineer

Berkshire Grey is advancing its robotics-driven automation platforms, and the Principal Electrical Engineer will own the end-to-end electrical design of our automation systems—from concept through production and field support. This role emphasizes concepting, prototyping, testing, and launching products into production for real-world applications. The position is on-site in Bedford, MA with a salary range of USD 150,000 to 190,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs
• Launching products into production and supporting deployed systems

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field (e.g., Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics)
• Eight or more years of related work experience in materials handling, process automation, piece part automation, or semiconductor
• Significant experience successfully designing and bringing automation systems into production
• Willing to dive into the entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation through production support and troubleshooting
• Developing and maintaining electrical interconnect and cable designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical
• PCB design, development, and deployment
• Preferred experience with Altium
• Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers
• Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design
• Industrial electrical panel work involving 220-480v hardware & standards
• Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW
• Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic
• Designing to UL / CE standards compliance
• Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins
• Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors
• Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells
• SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool

Technologies

• AutoCAD
• AutoCAD Electrical
• Altium
• SolidWorks

About Berkshire Grey

Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems.

Travel

• 10%