Senior Electrical Controls Engineer
Berkshire Grey
Other Engineering
Bedford, MA, USA
Posted on May 28, 2025
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).
- Six or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconduction.
- Demonstrated experience successfully designing and brining industrial automation systems into production.
- Significant experience with:
- Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.
- Programing robots and systems using tools such as Siemens TIA Portal, ABB Robot Studio, CODESYS, and other industrial control environments.
- Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
- Design selection of electromechanical systems including motors, gearheads and actuators.
- Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
- Designing networks and distributed I/O such as Ethernet, Profinet and EtherCAT.
- Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
- Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
- Additional experience or working knowledge in:
- Developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
- Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
- Control interface stacks such as OPC/UA, TCP-IP sockets and Profinet.
- API definition for control systems interface with higher level software.
- Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
- Use of lab tools including Logic/Bus Analyzer and wireshark.
- Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.
- SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.
- ROS software and Linux operating system.
Why Berkshire Grey?
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
- A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
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