Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
About the role
We're hiring an Onsite Engineering Manager to lead our forward deployed and software engineering team at a key customer in Normal, IL. You'll own two things at once: the health of our fleet of data collection devices, and the engineers who keep it running. This role will start with critical robot data collection devices and then transition into robot deployment support. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years managing engineers — field, hardware, infrastructure, or platform — including hiring, coaching, and growth
- Deep hands-on troubleshooting background with embedded devices, single-board computers, cameras, or similar hardware, enough depth to review an engineer's diagnosis rather than take it on faith
- Comfort with Linux system administration and Bash or Python: you can still read a systemd unit, a provisioning script, or a tcpdump capture yourself
- Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, subnets, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, firewall rules) and the judgment to tell our problem from the customer's network
- Customer-facing maturity: you can own a hard conversation about an outage or a slipped date without spending the relationship
- The self-direction to run a site away from HQ, and the discipline to keep HQ informed before they have to ask
More about this role
Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor. We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. Join us if you want to move beyond digital intelligence and put intelligence into motion.
We're hiring an Onsite Engineering Manager to lead our forward deployed and software engineering team at a key customer in Normal, IL. You'll own two things at once: the health of our fleet of data collection devices, and the engineers who keep it running. This role will start with critical robot data collection devices and then transition into robot deployment support.
You are the seam between the customer and HQ. Onsite, you're the senior technical voice the customer trusts when something breaks. At HQ, you're the person who turns field pain into a roadmap. You'll manage a small team of Forward Deployed and Software Engineers, own the escalation path into HQ engineering, and decide what gets patched in the field versus fixed in the...
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