Robotics Software & Autonomy Leader

Hadrian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reinvent American manufacturing. We’re seeking an engineering leader to guide the Autonomous Factory Systems team, focusing on people leadership while staying close to technical direction in robotics.

You will recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing robotics software team, collaborating with hardware, controls, product, and operations to deliver a scalable, mission-driven roadmap in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading robotics, autonomy, or other complex technical teams in production.
• A genuine passion for people management — you care about your engineers’ growth and happiness as much as you care about what the team ships.
• A track record of hiring and building strong technical teams, including for hard-to-fill or specialized roles.
• Technical fluency in robotics concepts (perception, planning, behaviors, control, collision avoidance) to discuss tradeoffs and direction.
• Strong judgment on organizational design: structuring teams and headcount as the stack grows.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional partnership skills — align engineers, leads, hardware/controls, and leadership.
• Track record of running a healthy team with clear expectations and ownership.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment with high stakes, physical systems, and short cycles.
• M.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• Track record of scaling a team through headcount growth and onboarding.
• Experience mentoring engineers to grow into broader technical leadership roles.
• Experience managing engineers across multiple robotics disciplines (e.g., perception and planning)

Responsibilities

• Own the people leadership of your engineers: hiring, onboarding, mentorship, career growth, and performance.
• Build a hiring engine for robotics talent — define the bar and run a strong interview process.
• Ensure engineers are engaged, growing, and set up to do their best work; assess team health.
• Have input into technical direction and headcount investment with engineers and leads.
• Partner with Hardware, Controls, Product, and Operations to translate priorities into a roadmap.
• Continuously improve engineering practices and lifecycle: planning, design review, code review, testing, deployment, on-call, incident response.

Skills

Robotics leadership

Engineering management

Hiring

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Robotics concepts

Education

MS in Computer Science/Robotics

Tools

Robotics stack

Hardware integration

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reinvent American manufacturing. We’re seeking an engineering leader to guide the Autonomous Factory Systems team, focusing on people leadership while staying close to technical direction in robotics.

You will recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing robotics software team, collaborating with hardware, controls, product, and operations to deliver a scalable, mission-driven roadmap in a fast-paced environment.