Director of Robotics Validation

Realtime Robotics•Boston, MA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re redefining how robots are deployed. Our platform enables users to simulate, test, and optimize entire robotic systems in parallel. By removing the barriers that have kept advanced robotics out of reach for all but the largest players, we’re ushering in a new era of manufacturing—one where mass reshoring is not only viable, but inevitable. As our platform expands from direct robot control toward a cloud-based system for simulation, optimization, and validation of factory workflows, validation becomes a critical engineering discipline. This role is responsible for ensuring that our products work reliably not only at the software level, but within the real-world workflows, environments, and integrations used by our customers. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, this role leads the company’s validation strategy across robotics workflows, simulation systems, cloud infrastructure, and customer environments. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both technical depth and strong team-building skills.

Requirements

10+ years experience in robotics, industrial automation, simulation systems, or related technical domains
Proven experience leading, mentoring, and building software validation, SQA, or test automation teams in complex technical environments
Hands-on experience with automation-heavy validation systems and CI/CD workflows
Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to understand complex multi-component environments
Ability to work closely with Engineering, Product, and customer-facing teams
Strong communication and technical leadership skills
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience with robotics simulation and digital twin environments
Experience validating cloud-connected software platforms
Familiarity with robotic programming workflows and industrial automation systems
Experience interacting directly with customers to understand deployment environments and workflows
Background spanning both robotics engineering and software validation

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end validation strategy
Define validation practices across robotics workflows, simulation systems, cloud services, and customer environments
Ensure the product behaves reliably in real-world industrial and automation scenarios
Drive continuous improvement in validation coverage, tooling, and efficiency
Lead automation-heavy validation systems
Expand automated validation integrated into CI systems and engineering workflows
Balance automation with hands-on workflow validation and customer-environment testing
Improve system-level validation across multi-component software environments
Partner closely with Engineering and Product Operations
Work directly with Engineering teams to validate complex integrations and workflows
Collaborate with Product Operations / Application Engineering to understand customer deployments and real-world usage
Translate customer workflows into repeatable validation scenarios
Build and lead the Validation organization
Lead and grow a team of Validation Engineers and SQA Engineers
Mentor and develop engineers across both system-level validation and software quality practices
Establish a culture of technical depth, ownership, and collaboration
Operate as a player/coach, contributing directly to validation efforts where needed