Senior Robotics Engineering Manager Navigation
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Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 170 - 200
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Job Title: Senior Robotics Engineering Manager
Department: Software Engineering
Job Level: L5
FLSA: Exempt
Job Summary:
The Robotic Navigation Engineering Manager leads the team responsible for real-time robot navigation and motion planning. This role combines strong people leadership with deep technical experience in mobile robotics. You will manage team bandwidth set priorities in partnership with Directors and TPMs and ensure delivery of reliable scalable navigation systems across multiple product platforms.
People & Execution
- Own team capacity staffing and work allocation.
- Set quarterly goals and engineering commitments in coordination with Directors and TPMs.
- Provide clear prioritization and tradeoff decisions for incoming requests.
- Drive execution quality schedule predictability and cross-team alignment.
- Support career growth performance reviews hiring and onboarding.
Technical Oversight
- Ensure the technical health of the navigation stack.
- Partner with TLs to review designs interfaces and long-term architecture.
- Identify risks early and escalate when strategic decisions are required.
- Maintain high standards for testing simulation and reliability in real-world deployments.
Cross-Functional
- Work closely with product TPM systems engineering localization and CV/ML teams.
- Evaluate navigation-related product requirements and translate them into achievable engineering plans.
- Communicate system constraints and technical tradeoffs effectively to leadership.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Required Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
- Strong background in mobile robot navigation: path planning controls or sensor fusion.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as C or Python.
- Deep understanding of robotics principles algorithms and frameworks.
- Proficiency in robotic simulation environments and tools.
- Knowledge of computer vision machine learning and control theory concepts as they apply to robotics.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles design patterns and best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Proven track record of delivering complex robotics projects.
- Passion for robotics and a drive to push the boundaries of the field.
Preferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
- Experience in robotics real-time systems computer vision or AI/ML.
- Familiarity with startup environments and the ability to thrive in rapid iteration cycles.
- Experience with ROS/ROS2 C Python simulation frameworks and multi-robot systems is a plus.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related data-centric discipline.
- Masters degree preferred
- 5 years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems.
Physical Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
The pay range for this position is $170K-$200K. Pay is dependent on the applicants relevant experience.
Bear Robotics Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color ancestry national origin religion or religious creed mental or physical disability medical condition genetic information sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status military or veteran status citizenship or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance. |
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