CareerPlan

Chief Expert Robotics

Sunnyvale, CA, usFull-time$330k–$350k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead end-to-end deployment of advanced physical robotic systems from concept to real-world manufacturing and logistics environments.

Role type

Senior IC robotics expert (autonomous systems)

Builds

Production-ready hardware and software solutions for autonomous robots

Domain

Industrial robotics, autonomous systems, AI/ML

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Robotics system architecture, ROS/ROS 2, C++, Python, Linux/RTOS, GPU-accelerated simulation (NVIDIA Isaac Sim/Lab, MuJoCo), modern robotic learning (Imitation Learning, Diffusion Policy, Reinforcement Learning), perception and state estimation (SLAM, sensor fusion), manipulation and grasping systems, Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Preferred skills

Experience in robotics startups or scale-ups, teleoperation pipelines, foundation models (VLMs/VLAs)

Responsibilities

Define long-term robotics research roadmap, make key decisions on system architecture and hardware-software co-design, mentor researchers across mechanical, electronics, and software disciplines, collaborate with business units and external partners to ensure ROI, scout and integrate technologies from startups and academic institutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC