Josh Geating

Distinguished Mechanical Engineer @ Boston Dynamics

Country

United States

City

Waltham

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Pro Engineer, Matlab, Labview, Microsoft Office, Solidworks, Maple, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Engineering, Simulations, Robotics, Data Analysis, C++, Research

Experience

Distinguished Mechanical Engineer

Boston Dynamics

2026-3 - Present · 7 mos

Waltham, MA

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Boston Dynamics

2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Moved back into an IC role to focus on impactful technical contributions, while still doing a modest amount of technical leadership

Associate Director of Actuation - Atlas

Boston Dynamics

2024-5 - 2025-7 · 1 yr 3 mos

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I do a combination of technical and managerial work on Atlas, predominantly focused on actuation

Lower Body Tech Lead - Atlas

Boston Dynamics

2023-11 - 2024-4 · 6 mos

50/50 team lead and individual contributor - Team lead for lower body of electric Atlas robot - Actuator and structural design for lower body

Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer

Boston Dynamics

2018-7 - 2023-10 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

- Designing upgrades for hydraulic Atlas robot - Stretch gripper mechanical design - Stretch distal arm actuator design - Concept design and morphology development for electric Atlas

Mechanical Engineer

Naval Research Laboratory

2011-3 - 2018-6 · 7 yrs 4 mos

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

50/50 Spacecraft Mechanisms and Terrestrial Robotics - Designed various mechanisms for spacecraft - tools, deployment mechanisms, actuation, etc. - Designed miniature hydraulic quadruped for locomotion R&D, among several other robotic prototypes