Head of Robotics: Product & Hardware Innovation

Meta; Redmond; On-site; AUD 692,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a VP Robotics to lead Meta Robotics Studio, owning the delivery of robotics products from architecture through manufacturing and launch. You will manage a multi-site organization spanning hardware, embodied AI, ML, and systems software, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost targets are met.

You will drive product decisions, establish execution discipline, and recruit top talent across hardware, software, and AI.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technical industry experience.
• 10+ years of management experience.
• Experience as VP or C-level of an engineering organization at scale.
• Experience shipping physical hardware products to customers at volume.
• Experience owning a multi-year hardware/software program through to launch.

Responsibilities

• Own robotics product roadmap and delivery plan — milestones, schedule, shipped outcome.
• Drive end-to-end products through architecture, industrial design, prototyping, validation, ramp, and launch.
• Own hardware productization at scale — manufacturability, quality, reliability, yield, cost with Supply Chain/Manufacturing.
• Make and defend key product decisions: form factor, platform architecture, build-versus-buy, and releases.
• Establish cadence, PM discipline, and execution bar for shipping complex hardware/software.
• Direct investment toward embodied AI, ML, and systems aligned to milestones.
• Build and manage diverse teams of engineering directors and managers across sites.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership.
• Form cross-functional partnerships across MSL, Reality Labs, Product, Design, Safety, Supply Chain, Legal, and Policy.
• Own product-quality, safety, and reliability standards including regulatory certification for consumer deployment.

Skills

Robotics leadership

Hardware productization

End-to-end delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Strategy & roadmap

Manufacturing partnerships

AI/ML integration

Data-driven decisions

Scaling teams

Regulatory knowledge

Product architecture

Education

Advanced degree in Robotics/Engineering/CS/ML

Job description

Meta seeks a VP Robotics to lead Meta Robotics Studio, owning the delivery of robotics products from architecture through manufacturing and launch. You will manage a multi-site organization spanning hardware, embodied AI, ML, and systems software, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost targets are met.

You will drive product decisions, establish execution discipline, and recruit top talent across hardware, software, and AI.