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Principal Electrical Engineer

Berkshire Grey
Bedford, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/4/2026

About

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. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.

 

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
  • Eight or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconductor.
  • Significant experience successfully designing and bringing automation systems into production.
  • Willing to dive into entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation all the way through to production support and troubleshooting.
  • Desired expertise with:
    • 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.
  • Additional detailed experience in:
    • 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.


Travel Expectation: 10%


6510-2601PG

Salary : $150 - $190

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