VP, Robotics Software

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November 12

🌲 Oregon – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🤖 Robotics

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Agility Robotics

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Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

Agility Robotics is a leading manufacturer of mobile manipulation robots, known for their humanoid robot Digit. The company focuses on deploying its robots in commercial settings, such as material handling workflows, to enhance productivity across various industries including third-party logistics, manufacturing, and retail & eCommerce. With their innovative cloud automation solution, Agility Arc, these robots provide game-changing automation solutions. Agility Robotics aims to revolutionize labor by integrating humanoid robots in settings where meaningful work and economic value are crucial.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

🔧 Hardware

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Lead the architecture, development, and performance of the full robotics software stack—including low-level actuation, state estimation, sensor fusion, whole-body control, locomotion, manipulation, SLAM, and autonomous navigation. • Ensure seamless integration of perception, planning, and control components to enable robust robot operation in complex, semi-structured environments. • Drive the development of software frameworks that support extensibility, modularity, and scalability across robot platforms and hardware variants. • Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, applications, product, and systems teams to define and deliver key robot capabilities, performance benchmarks, and feature milestones. • Champion quality, reliability, and real-time performance throughout the robotics stack, with particular emphasis on safety-critical applications. • Set technical strategy, engineering standards, and development processes that enable rapid iteration while ensuring long-term maintainability. • Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent while fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture. • Represent the Robotics Software organization in executive discussions, roadmap planning, customer engagements, and technical deep-dives. • Stay ahead of emerging trends in robotics autonomy, controls, and AI, and identify strategic opportunities to adopt and integrate new technologies.

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 5+ years of experience delivering production robotics systems, ideally with real-world deployment at scale. • 15+ years of experience in robotics software, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles. • Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: whole-body control, model-predictive control, SLAM, sensor fusion, path planning, manipulation, or autonomous navigation. • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and deliver highly integrated robotic systems. • Demonstrated success scaling software teams and developing mature engineering processes in fast-paced environments. • Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive presentation skills. • Passion for building impactful technology that improves the lives of real users. • Authorization to work in the USA.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match. • Equity: Company stock options. • Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees. • Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment. • Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP). • Time Off: • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually. • On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations. • Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs. • Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements. • Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs. • Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.