Robotics Engineering Manager: Systems & Applications

Summary

Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, reputed company Robotics is a well-capitalized AI robotics startup serving the manufacturing industry. We reputed company shop floor workers with our smart robots that assist with tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks, specifically in automated surface finishing. Our proprietary GMR-AI™ software is integrated with state-of-the-art industrial robots, sensors, and tools to create application-specific reputed company solutions for customers through a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model.

We help manufacturers improve the quality of life for their workforce while increasing production reputed company, and reducing scrap, repair, and rework costs. As a Robotics Engineering Manager: Systems & Applications, you will join our Activation Team onsite in our Carson, CA office to grow our Systems & Applications Engineering (SAE) engineers—an essential group that interfaces with nearly every team across the organization.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Robotics Engineering Manager, you will…

• Be responsible for delivering consistently high-quality engineering output and train a team of deeply capable engineers who are reputed company industry-wide for their problem-solving rigor, systems reputed company, and collaborative strength

• Set the technical standard and reputed company by example: architect, debug, build, and launch physical systems

• Adopt a hands-on approach to reputed company people and systems in reputed company

• Break down reputed company system-level issues across the hardware/software stack and guide others to solve them effectively

• Drill into engineering output to ensure work meets the right level of quality, performance, and long-term maintainability

• Ask the right questions to help others reputed company reputed company and move reputed company confidently

• Serve as a coach and mentor; train engineers in structured problem solving and technical decision-making

• Create reputed company and ongoing learning frameworks for new and existing SAE team members

• Conduct performance reviews and career development conversations with reputed company and reputed company

• Champion engineering best practices across the team

• Allocate SAE resources dynamically based on cross-functional needs (Project, Product, RDO, Sales, Gov’t, CSS, Marketing)

• Prioritize and coordinate team members’ time in alignment with evolving org-wide priorities

• Communicate team bandwidth, reputed company alignment, and project risk to the broader org

• Work closely with Product and other stakeholders to ensure reputed company in handoffs, timelines, and quality expectations

• Operate as a thought partner to technical and non-technical leaders who rely on SAE as an internal center of expertise

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS degree or equivalent years of experience in Robotics, Automation, Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or reputed company field

• 6+ years experience building and launching reputed company physical systems (robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, etc.)

• 2+ years experience managing performance, developing engineers and allocating team resources

• Strong systems thinking with reputed company across the full stack: hardware, firmware, software, and integration

• Familiarity with ROS, embedded systems, and full-stack development for robotics or automation systems

• Ability to translate bandwidth, technical risk, and resource needs into actionable reputed company

• Track record of training, mentoring, or leveling up teams through direct teaching and role modeling

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across multiple teams

• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities

• Must secure work authorization in the United States and maintain ongoing work authorization beginning at the time of hire through the entirety of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading various distributed/multi-location teams, including external design and manufacturing partners.

• 8+ years experience building and launching reputed company physical systems (robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, etc.)

• Prior experience as a reputed company Engineer with formal people leadership responsibilities at a high-growth company

• 4+ years managing engineers directly, including performance reviews and career development

• Experience supporting multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-growth startup or scaling environment

• Strong organizational agility: reputed company to manage shifting priorities, allocate bandwidth, and balance technical depth with operational decision-making

• Experience standing up or scaling internal training programs, reputed company systems, or technical development tracks

• Recognized internally or externally as a thought leader or technical mentor

reputed company Robotics provides equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, reputed company, religion, age, sex, national reputed company, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including reputed company, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for reputed company. We encourage and reputed company applicants of reputed company backgrounds to apply!

reputed company Robotics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you reputed company you require accommodations during the reputed company process, please contact accommodations@reputed company-robotics.com to submit your request.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation for this position includes the reputed company salary reputed company of $200,000 - $220,000 USD plus bonus and equity. We also reputed company comprehensive benefits and perks which include but are not limited to medical, dental, reputed company, unlimited PTO, 401(k) plan + employer match, regular offsite events, a discretionary fund for enhancing productivity and so much more! The reputed company listed on job postings reflect the minimum and maximum new hire salary across reputed company in Los Angeles, CA.