VP Autonomy

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

This role leads the autonomy strategy and engineering teams for a flying robotics platform, covering SLAM, navigation, mapping, and spatial AI.

Your tasks

• 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

What you bring

• Master's or PhD degree in Robotics or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems
• Engineering leadership and team management experience
• Deep expertise in one or more areas such as SLAM, VIO, path planning, 3D mapping, or AI perception
• Proven track record of deploying autonomy on real hardware shipped to customers
• Professional fluency in English; French is a plus

Conditions

• Workload: 100 %
• Work model: Hybrid
• Option of a permanent position after the assignment if both sides want it

What to expect

• 3-6 months interim, then a permanent position
• Option to work remotely up to 2 days per week

Technologies

• SLAM
• VIO