Teleo is revolutionizing material moving industries by turning heavy equipment into supervised autonomous machines. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
The Head of Autonomy owns Teleo's autonomy stack end to end and leads the team that builds it. You will lead the engineering team across perception, simulation, controls, path planning, fleet orchestration, learning-based methods (RL, imitation learning, and VLA-style models), and MLOps. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years building autonomy or robotics software, with at least 5 years managing engineering teams, including managers or technical leads
- Shipped autonomy that runs on physical robots or vehicles in real operating conditions, not only in simulation
- Hands-on depth in at least two of: perception, planning, controls, simulation, or learning-based control, and working fluency across the full stack
- Practical experience with learning-based methods (imitation learning, RL, or large pretrained models) and a clear view of where they beat classical approaches and where they don't
- Built or run data and evaluation infrastructure that tied model changes to field performance
More about this role
Teleo, a Havoc company, is a robotics company that transforms construction heavy equipment, including loaders, dozers, excavators, and trucks, into autonomous robots for commercial and defense applications. Our technology enables a single operator to supervise and control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering significant productivity gains while improving operator safety and comfort.
Teleo was founded by a team of experienced technology leaders who previously led the development of Lyft's Self-Driving Car program and Google Street View. Teleo recently announced its merger with Havoc AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing coordinated fleets of autonomous maritime vessels.
This is a unique opportunity to join a team building technology with real-world impact. You will work on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots and engineer complex systems at the intersection of hardware, software, robotics, and AI.
The Head of Autonomy owns Teleo's autonomy stack end to end and leads the team that builds it. You will lead the engineering team across perception, simulation, controls, path planning, fleet orchestration, learning-based methods (RL, imitation learning,...
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