GrayMatter Robotics is looking to solve the problem of improving the quality of life for manufacturers' workforce while increasing production capacity, and reducing scrap, repair, and rework costs by empowering shop floor workers with smart robots that assist with tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks.
Requirements
- Strong systems thinking with fluency across the full stack: hardware, firmware, software, and integration
- Familiarity with ROS, embedded systems, and full-stack development for robotics or automation systems
- Ability to translate bandwidth, technical risk, and resource needs into actionable decisions
- Experience building and launching complex physical systems (robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, etc.)
- Experience with robotics, automation, advanced manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, or related field
- Experience leading various distributed/multi-location teams, including external design and manufacturing partners
- Prior experience as a Principal Engineer with formal people leadership responsibilities at a high-growth company
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for delivering consistently high-quality engineering output and train a team of deeply capable engineers
- Set the technical standard and lead by example: architect, debug, build, and launch physical systems
- Break down complex system-level issues across the hardware/software stack and guide others to solve them effectively
- Drill into engineering output to ensure work meets the right level of quality, performance, and long-term maintainability
- Ask the right questions to help others gain insight and move forward confidently
- Serve as a coach and mentor; train engineers in structured problem solving and technical decision-making
- Create onboarding and ongoing learning frameworks for new and existing SAE team members
Other
- BS/MS degree or equivalent years of experience
- 6+ years experience building and launching complex physical systems
- 2+ years experience managing performance, developing engineers and allocating team resources
- Must secure work authorization in the United States and maintain ongoing work authorization beginning at the time of hire through the entirety of employment
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities
