Job Description

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.

About the role:

This individual will serve as an Engineering Director for the hardware engineering group and work with software, applications, systems, industrial and manufacturing engineering teams to develop and deliver high-performance, industry-leading robots. This individual with work directly for the VP of Hardware Engineering to direct and oversee all aspects of hardware engineering activities at the company. This director will establish policies and procedures that produce high-quality hardware products.

About the work:

Leverage both internal resources and external partners to enable Agility’s hardware engineering group to deliver advanced products
Identify staffing requirements and priorities and lead hiring efforts
Keep abreast of all group initiatives/blockers and drive resolutions
Be trusted to make independent program decisions of relatively large scope with minimal oversight
Understand business objectives and ensure engineering alignment
Lead by example by implementing best practices and exhibiting excellence in own work
Maintain a positive, collaborative and productive work environment
Foster a culture that promotes collaboration, communication, and respect for unique approaches to problem solving
Conduct annual performance reviews with staff
Identify and implement improvements for tools and resources
Identify, monitor and communicate risks and dependencies to executive leadership
Be available as a mentor to engineering leads and managers
Independently conceive organizational initiatives to improve operational effectiveness and make recommendations to leadership
Lead and support mechanical, electrical, robotics and analysis group managers
Develop and maintain engineering portions of program schedules
Manage group resources and budgets and provide status reports to leadership
Ensure that engineering requirements are satisfied in designs

About you:

The successful candidate should be an excellent coach, mentor, communicator, and leader and have:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/science/robotics
15+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree
7+ years of leadership experience in hardware, electrical or electromechanical systems and products
Systems Engineering experience
Effective communication skills and demonstrated success in a team environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines to build consensus and drive complex systems to completion
Ability to drive team success through technical direction and empowerment

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Robotics experience and leadership in robotics organization
Advanced degree in engineering/science/robotics
Experience with agile development
Jira/Confluence experience
Smartsheet experience

Benefits:

Employer-matched retirement plan
Stock Options possible for some exempt employees
100% paid high-quality health, dental and vision, short/long term disability insurance
Five weeks of paid vacation for all exempt employees
Unlimited sick days for all exempt employees
A great selection of healthy snacks & refreshments on-site
Generous parental leave programs
Catered lunch 2x per week
A culture that encourages flexible work
Relocation assistance for specific roles

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

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