# Tech Lead Manager at Mind Robotics

- Company: Mind Robotics
- What the company does: Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.mindrobotics.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Normal, IL
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mindrobotics/5ed7f0f6-fb88-4523-b406-9bcf96407a15?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mind-robotics-engineering-manager/

## 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

Tags: Software Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mind-robotics-engineering-manager/