Team Lead Prototyping / R&D Production (m/f/x)

Circus SE; München; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Circus SE, headquartered in Munich, is building the next generation of autonomous food production robotics. You will lead the R&D team, ensure prototypes are assembled end-to-end, and coordinate the Munich R&D center's operations, safety and infrastructure.

Your bench-side involvement will guide designs from learnings to better iterations, aligning with our AI-driven automation goals. You will bridge prototyping and engineering, turning bench insights into improved mechanical, electrical, and

Qualifications

• Leadership and team development skills.
• Strong problem-solving and mechatronics knowledge.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of R&D engineers and technicians, setting priorities and planning builds so prototypes land on time.
• Own the assembly of prototype units end to end, from mechanical build and electrical wiring to commissioning.
• Take on the toughest mechatronic and electrical faults and build a structured troubleshooting culture across the team.

Job description

Our Mission

At Circus, headquartered in Munich, we are pioneering global developments in on-demand autonomous food production. Everything from creation to production and operation - enabled by seamlessly integrated cutting-edge robotics and transformative AI technology.

Our foundation rests in the extensive developments of groundbreaking robotics driven by artificial intelligence, previously the missing link in achieving true autonomous food automation. This is the moment for a new status quo: Just as autonomous driving will disrupt how we build cities, organize our days, and live our lives, so will we shift our whole reality around food.

Our Team is backing a paradigm shift in one of humanity’s most important sectors with the sharpest minds in Robotics, AI, Engineering and Culinary, collaborating closely with industry-leading partners to revolutionize every aspect of the food service experience.

Join us as we forge ahead, crafting a future where the art of cooking and the science of technology converge to create a world that thinks differently about food than it has for thousands of years - a world where food means something new.

About the Role

You’ll lead, build and develop the team that brings our robotics prototypes to life. Your R&D Engineers and technicians assemble, wire and configure the builds. You make sure they have the right priorities, tools, processes and support to do it well, and you step in at the bench when a problem needs your experience. You own unit assembly end to end. You also own our Munich R&D center: you run its operations, safety and infrastructure, and you coordinate space and equipment for every team on site. You’re also the link between the prototyping floor and engineering, turning what the team learns on the bench into better designs.

Your Daily Business

• Lead, coach and develop a team of R&D Engineers and technicians, setting priorities and planning builds so prototypes land on time
• Own the assembly of prototype units end to end, from mechanical build and electrical wiring to commissioning
• Take on the toughest mechatronic and electrical faults and build a structured troubleshooting culture across the team