VP Software Engineering, Robotics & System

Job description

Job requirements

• Lead Technical Evolution: Build upon our existing software architecture across Robotics (motion planning, kinematics) and Platform (cloud, scheduling, distributed systems).
• Innovation Transfer: Partner with our R&D Software team to transition frontier robotic advancements into commercial production.
• Standards & Excellence: Evaluate our current Software Development Lifecycle and provide strategic feedback to close process gaps.
• Reliability & Testing Strategy: Champion a strategy for mission-critical reliability. You will oversee the maturation of our testing frameworks—building on our existing simulation and integration tests—and guide the…
• Product Alignment: Work alongside Hardware, Product, and Biology leadership to ensure software roadmaps align with physical constraints.
• Customer Focus & Technical Strategy: Occasionally meet with customers to understand their needs and ensure our engineering efforts are solving the right problems.
• Scale the Organization: You will prepare the engineering team for a critical phase of growth—moving from a single Process Development (PD) unit to a fleet operating in both PD and regulated GMP environments.
• Mentorship & Career Guidance: You will take an active role in the professional development of your team. You will provide coaching, define clear career pathways, and ensure that engineers have the mentorship they need…