Senior Director, Robotics Software & AI Algorithms

UltraSense Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

UltraSense Systems in San Jose, California seeks a Senior Director, Software & Algorithm Engineering for Robotics / Physical AI. You will lead architecture, development, validation, and deployment of software and algorithms for tactile sensing and near-field intelligence across robotics platforms.

This leadership role requires building and guiding high-impact teams, establishing modern AI workflows, and collaborating with hardware, firmware, systems, and product teams to deliver production-grade

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field. Ph.D. preferred.
• 12 years of experience in software, algorithms, machine learning, signal processing, or perception systems development.
• 5 years leading technical teams and delivering complex products to market.
• Strong background in signal processing, data classification, perception algorithms, or machine learning for sensor-based systems.
• Experience owning end-to-end software development, including requirements, architecture, implementation, integration, validation, and release.
• Strong understanding of real-world sensor data, unstructured data processing, and system-level algorithm tradeoffs.
• Experience building software for embedded, edge, or real-time systems.
• Strong proficiency with Python and C/C++; MATLAB experience is a plus.
• Experience using modern AI platforms and development tools to accelerate algorithm and software creation, testing, and iteration.

Responsibilities

• Lead software and algorithm strategy for UltraSense robotics and physical AI solutions.
• Define architecture and technical direction for sensing, perception, classification, localization, and scene understanding software stacks.
• Build and lead cross-functional teams spanning algorithms, embedded software, data, systems, and validation.
• Drive development of signal processing, sensor fusion, perception, and machine learning pipelines for real-world robotic systems.
• Translate raw sensor data into robust, production-ready software capabilities with measurable system performance.
• Establish modern AI development workflows, including AI-assisted development tools, simulation environments, automated test frameworks, data pipelines, and continuous evaluation.
• Lead feasibility studies, proof-of-concept work, and rapid prototyping of new features and capabilities.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, systems, and product teams to optimize performance across the full stack.
• Define performance metrics, validation methods, and qualification criteria for software and algorithms in production environments.
• Drive software integration, debugging, verification, and field performance improvement from prototype through commercial release.
• Support customer engagements, technical reviews, and product definition with partners and strategic accounts.
• Build a culture of technical rigor, rapid iteration, innovation, and strong execution.

Skills

Signal processing

Machine learning

Perception algorithms

Sensor data understanding

Leadership

Education

MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

PhD preferred

Tools

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

UltraSense Systems in San Jose, California seeks a Senior Director, Software & Algorithm Engineering for Robotics / Physical AI. You will lead architecture, development, validation, and deployment of software and algorithms for tactile sensing and near-field intelligence across robotics platforms.

This leadership role requires building and guiding high-impact teams, establishing modern AI workflows, and collaborating with hardware, firmware, systems, and product teams to deliver production-grade