Head of Robotics Lab — Build & Lead Physical AI (SF)

Discovered MENA; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 400 000 - 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Discovered MENA is opening its US robotics lab in San Francisco and seeks a Director of Robotics to build it from the ground up.

You will own the lab end-to-end, manage the robot fleet, teleoperation rigs, calibration and data-quality standards, and hire the robotics, hardware and operations teams.

This role combines hands-on work with strategic leadership, interacting with customers and research partners to set the standard for embodied AI.

Qualifications

• Led robotics at an AI lab, humanoid company or robotics startup with real hardware.
• Built a team or lab from scratch rather than inheriting one.
• Deep knowledge in teleoperation, manipulation, imitation learning or large-scale robot data.
• Owned operational numbers (uptime, throughput, cost) in robotics projects.
• Able to attract top robotics talent in the Bay Area.

Responsabilités

• Stand up the San Francisco lab end to end.
• Manage the robot fleet, teleoperation and capture rigs.
• Set calibration, sensor synchronization and data-quality standards.
• Hire the robotics, hardware and operations team.
• Serve as the senior technical voice with customers and research partners.

Connaissances

Robotics leadership

Teleoperation

Imitation learning

Data quality

Hiring / building team

Outils

Teleoperation rigs

Calibration equipment

Description du poste

Discovered MENA is opening its US robotics lab in San Francisco and seeks a Director of Robotics to build it from the ground up.

You will own the lab end-to-end, manage the robot fleet, teleoperation rigs, calibration and data-quality standards, and hire the robotics, hardware and operations teams.

This role combines hands-on work with strategic leadership, interacting with customers and research partners to set the standard for embodied AI.