Boston Dynamics Consulting - Software Leader

Job Summary

The Software & Digital Environments Leader – Consulting is a senior leader who serves as a technical authority and visionary to design & develop custom software that helps customers to advance robotics & dynamic systems in their environments. In addition, this leader can work with clients and Boston Dynamics’ core products to develop simulation and digital twin environments, including NVIDIA Omniverse. This individual works directly with clients to deliver projects with a sim-first approach and the ability to define the strategic architecture and technical direction for the use of these platforms, assist in the development of simulation environments or assets, and to help guide complex decisions that impact business-critical products, technical culture, and long-term innovation. They will also translate their knowledge and experience internally to support additional client engagements or tools development that support Boston Dynamics and core Boston Dynamics projects. This individual has demonstrated ability to drive systemic improvements, develop custom software, influence executive stakeholders, and elevate engineering capabilities across client teams and domains. The leader should be an expert in software development and simulation tools, often serving as a cross-functional technical ambassador both internally and externally.

*This is a remote position, HQ based in Waltham, MA

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to define, design, and build custom software solutions that advance their adoption of dynamic robotic systems in customer-specific settings.

• Build and integrated tools to configure, simulate, and test robots in their environments.

• Anticipate technology trends & provide guidance on technical architectures, simulation tools, and technical strategy for robotics platforms, as well as other tools & infrastructure.

• Lead the design and implementation of foundational software frameworks that scale across autonomous systems, embedded platforms, and cloud-based services.

• Work with custom payloads and hardware systems to drive resolution of the most complex, high-risk technical challenges facing across perception, planning, controls, safety, and hardware/software integration.

• Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product management, and executive stakeholders to align technical strategies and build capabilities that may support the core business.

• Serve as a mentor and multiplier—raising the technical bar across teams and empowering staff-level engineers.

• Represent the organization in industry forums, academia, standards bodies, or strategic partnerships.

• Act as a cultural and technical steward—reinforcing engineering excellence, innovation, and ethical robotics development.

Core Competencies

Execution

• Delivers impactful software solutions, technical planning, and architectural excellence.

• Sets direction for mission-critical initiatives and ensures alignment across complex systems.

Collaboration

• Cultivates high-trust relationships with senior technical leaders and executives.

• Builds consensus across diverse perspectives and functions to move the organization forward on key technical decisions.

• Is viewed as a trusted advisor by both external clients and internal executives.

Innovation

• Synthesizes trends, theory, and practice to develop novel architectures, platforms, or capabilities that help clients achieve positive impact from deploying robots in complex, real world scenarios.

Adaptability

• Navigates uncertainty at the frontier of innovation. Evolves strategy and structure to meet changing business, technological, and societal demands, while maintaining clarity of vision and purpose.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Globally recognized expertise in software, robotics, autonomy, embedded systems, or related fields.

• Mastery of core robotics disciplines (e.g., SLAM, perception, planning, embedded/real-time control, system safety).

• Deep knowledge of the simulation and robotics software tools (e.g. – NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, URDF, etc.) and proven success leading the architecture and delivery of these solutions.

• Strong grasp of hardware/software trade-offs and cross-disciplinary systems thinking.

• Outstanding analytical, technical communication, and strategic planning skills.

• Ability to abstract and generalize complex technical problems across product lines and domains.

• Experience influencing or defining internal standards, policies, and engineering culture.

• Frequently publishes, speaks, or contributes to technical leadership communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience working directly with external clients and owning customer relationships and delivery of technical projects.

• 14+ years of experience in robotics software engineering or embedded systems development.

• Recognized track record of innovation, system leadership, and domain-defining contributions in robotics.

• Experience mentoring staff- and principal-level engineers and shaping technical roadmaps at the enterprise level.