Head of Robotics Engineering
About The Position
Our client is building a unified platform for physical AI that combines robotic hardware with a universal operating system, making robots easier to build and deploy for developers and enterprises. Founded in 2024, the company has raised $41M, is backed by a major strategic technology investor, and is growing a roughly 30-person team from its South Bay headquarters. You will report to the CTO and lead the robotics software and firmware organization, owning the stack from embedded firmware and real-time controls through planning and teleoperation. This is a hands-on technical leadership role managing 5-10 engineers today and scaling the organization to roughly 15.
Requirements
- 8+ years of robotics engineering experience, or 5+ years with a PhD
- Experience spanning firmware, controls, and embedded systems
- Current or recent experience at a US robotics company shipping complex robots
- Led at least five engineers
- Expertise in RTOS, C/C++, ROS, real-time controls, manipulation, teleoperation, and robotics data pipelines
- MS or PhD in Robotics, EE, ME, CS, or a related field
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow engineers across firmware, controls, planning, and teleoperation while continuing to write and review production code.
- Own architecture for real-time control loops, sensor and actuator interfaces, safety systems, and onboard compute.
Benefits
- Competitive equity
- Visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, may be considered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
