Staff Robotics Engineer
Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
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Job Summary
ABOUT TAILOS
ABOUT YOU
You love the challenge of tackling new problems that arise. You should be able to communicate high level priorities with the C-Suite and be willing to get in the weeds to help a team member who needs technical help.You are a self-starter who understands how to prioritize and accomplish tasks and deliver on schedule. You will be on a team working to scale existing robot products improve functionality and create new solutions using our current stack as a foundation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Leadership
- Lead and guide a team of software and mechanical engineers in the development of ROS2-based software solutions for our robotic systems.
- Oversee the design development and deployment of cloud-based applications to enhance the capabilities of our robotic platforms.
- Drive the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into our robotics software ensuring seamless and intelligent robotic operations.
- Be a partner with the leader of Hardware Engineering providing consultation on the platform and software support to address the needs of manufacturing diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Staffing & Team Development
- Recruit onboard and mentor a high-performing team of software and mechanical engineers
- Foster a collaborative and innovative culture within the team promoting continuous learning and professional growth.
- Ensure the team is equipped with the necessary skills and resources to meet project goals.
- Stay up to date on the latest advancements in robotics software and AI.
- Continue to build out a low-blame highly collaborative culture. Build trust across the company and ensure communication between teams stays productive.
Process & Tools Management
- Define and implement efficient development processes to streamline software delivery and enhance team productivity.
- Evaluate and implement cutting-edge tools and technologies to optimize the software development lifecycle.
- Continuously assess and improve development methodologies to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving robotics industry.
Strategic Decision Making
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software development strategies with overall company objectives.
- Make strategic decisions related to technology adoption project timelines and resource allocation to meet business goals.
- Provide insight and recommendations to senior leadership regarding software engineering initiatives.
- Support the growth of the company by providing the software engineering perspective to the executive team and aligning technical roadmap to market demand.
Planning Budgeting and Financial Oversight
- Collaborate with the finance team to create and manage budgets for software development projects.
- Monitor project expenses and ensure they align with approved budgets.
- Implement cost-saving measures without compromising the quality and efficiency of software development processes.
Plus other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned to you.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Good knowledge of networking cloud and security
- Strong experience with Agile project management aspects
- Strong experience with use of JIRA Confluence and collaboration tools.
- Good knowledge in version control and branching concepts (git mercurial)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong People management skills.
- Proven experience leading leads
- 10 years experience of writing code for customer-facing products ideally in mission-critical environments
- Strong software engineering skills and fundamentals
- Experience guiding teams to create well-tested resilient applications
- An excellent reputation of being a team player and creative thinker balanced with a bias for smart action open and respectful debate with active solicitation from all critical stakeholders
- A respectful and collaborative team leader who can coach a team to success
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Masters degree or Ph.D. in a related field of study
- Experience developing and commercializing robotics products
- Familiarity with computer vision machine learning and/or artificial intelligence systems
- Passion and empathy for the customer; relentless focus on executing on the most impactful positive change for our users
- Comfortable working on early-stage startup projects in an environment of ambiguity and change
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Rosie, the AI-powered commercial robot vacuum, is transforming commercial cleaning operations enabling human staff to focus more attention to higher-level tasks.
