Chief Scientific Officer, Robotics & Multi-Agent Systems

Energize Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Energize Group in San Francisco is hiring its first Chief Scientific Officer to own the technical and scientific roadmap, partnering with the CEO, and shaping multi-agent coordination and physical AI for production deployment.

The role demands hands-on credibility with ROS2, C++, and simulation tools, plus experience in leading an engineering or research org through early-stage growth.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting fleet orchestration or multi-agent systems at research or applied level.
• Track record of technical or scientific leadership in a venture-backed startup.
• Deep systems thinking across distributed real-time coordination; hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical and scientific roadmap; be primary technical partner to the CEO.
• Set direction on multi-agent coordination and physical AI as the team scales toward production-grade reliability.
• Lead strategy to enable field deployment across international markets.

Skills

Fleet orchestration

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

ROS2

C++

Tools

ROS2

C++

Simulation

Job description

Energize Group in San Francisco is hiring its first Chief Scientific Officer to own the technical and scientific roadmap, partnering with the CEO, and shaping multi-agent coordination and physical AI for production deployment.

The role demands hands-on credibility with ROS2, C++, and simulation tools, plus experience in leading an engineering or research org through early-stage growth.