Head of Autonomy & Robotics Platform (Remote Option)

Try&Hire; Paudex; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Remote work up to 2 days/week

Job summary

Try&Hire is seeking a senior leader to own the autonomy strategy for a flying robotics platform. You will drive vision across SLAM, navigation, mapping, and spatial AI while guiding a growing engineering team.

The role combines system-level trade-offs, hardware delivery, and risk management in a hybrid work setting. With 8+ years in robotics, you will lead talent, ensure customer-ready deployments, and shape the roadmap toward a permanent position after the interim period.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Robotics or related field.
• 8+ years in robotics or autonomous systems.
• Engineering leadership and team management experience.
• Fluency in English; French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic vision for the autonomy stack across SLAM, navigation, mapping, and spatial AI.
• Lead and grow the autonomy team, establishing governance, accountabilities, and processes.
• Own delivery, deployment, and maintenance of the autonomy stack across hardware platforms.
• Ensure system-level trade-offs across hardware, sensors, software, cloud platforms, and autonomy.
• Oversee autonomy system risk management, verification and validation across simulation and flight testing.
• Set team priorities and allocate resources to match roadmap commitments.
• Hire, develop, and retain engineering talent, providing coaching and feedback.

Skills

Engineering leadership

SLAM

VIO

3D mapping

AI perception

Path planning

Education

Master's or PhD in Robotics

Job description

Try&Hire is seeking a senior leader to own the autonomy strategy for a flying robotics platform. You will drive vision across SLAM, navigation, mapping, and spatial AI while guiding a growing engineering team.

The role combines system-level trade-offs, hardware delivery, and risk management in a hybrid work setting. With 8+ years in robotics, you will lead talent, ensure customer-ready deployments, and shape the roadmap toward a permanent position after the interim period.