VP, Embodied Robotics & Fleet Deployment

Woven; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mundane, a venture-backed seed-stage robot learning startup, seeks a VP of Embodied Systems to bridge research and deployment. You’ll own the systems, infrastructure, and processes that turn experimental robot behaviors into production-ready capabilities, leading fleet management, network reliability, and real-time monitoring across our humanoid fleet.

This hands-on leadership role involves architecting the deployment stack, guiding cross-functional teams, and shaping strategy for scalable,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, or large-scale deployment.
• Proven track record in systems integration and fleet operations.
• Strong programming in C++ and Python; experience with ROS2, distributed systems, and real-time data pipelines.
• Deep understanding of hardware/software integration, network architecture, and deployment automation.
• Experience leading technical teams and cross-functional development cycles.
• Outstanding debugging, reliability, and systems design skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee transition of robot learning research into deployable systems across the humanoid fleet.
• Design and implement frameworks for fleet management, network reliability, and real-time monitoring.
• Lead systems integration across software, hardware, and cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain testing pipelines and simulation-to-reality validation frameworks.
• Deep familiarity with ROS and middleware architectures, including custom node development and distributed control.
• Collaborate with ML, controls, and perception teams to integrate new models into production robots.
• Drive continuous improvement of field reliability, latency, and data collection efficiency.
• Build and manage a high-performing development/testing team and tight feedback loops between research and deployment.
• Establish best practices for deployment safety, telemetry, and debugging in multi-robot environments.

Skills

Robotics deployment & productionizing

Systems integration

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving under uncertainty

Tools

ROS2

Distributed systems

Real-time data pipelines

Job description

Mundane, a venture-backed seed-stage robot learning startup, seeks a VP of Embodied Systems to bridge research and deployment. You’ll own the systems, infrastructure, and processes that turn experimental robot behaviors into production-ready capabilities, leading fleet management, network reliability, and real-time monitoring across our humanoid fleet.

This hands-on leadership role involves architecting the deployment stack, guiding cross-functional teams, and shaping strategy for scalable,