Lead Hardware Engineer

Location: Cambridge, MA Manager: CEO The Gist You'll own end-to-end hardware architecture — actuators, sensors, power, and control electronics — and guide a small team from prototype through manufacturing. What You’ll Do • Architect electromechanical systems for production • Drive DFM/DFA with contract manufacturers • Lead bring-up, validation, and reliability testing • Mentor junior hardware engineers What We’re Looking For Must-haves: • 8+ years designing complex electromechanical products • Shipped at least one consumer or robotics product to volume • Deep experience with motor control, sensing, and embedded systems • Strong leadership and cross-functional communication 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 • Visa sponsorship may be available for this role.