VP of Engineering

Dusty Robotics; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

401(k) with employer match

Unlimited vacation

Flexible work schedules

Collaborative and mission-driven team

Job summary

Dusty Robotics, headquartered in Mountain View, CA, seeks a VP of Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization across software, firmware, hardware, and cloud-based AI products. You will translate strategic plans into reliable execution, drive AI adoption, and deliver hardware systems that perform reliably on active job sites.

You will hire and grow engineering leaders, foster autonomy, and collaborate with Product, Operations, Manufacturing, and Customer Success to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience leading large engineering organizations spanning software, robotics, firmware, and hardware
• Ability translate product/tech strategy into reliable execution at scale

Responsibilities

• Lead software, robotics, firmware, electrical, mechanical teams and own roadmap, delivery cadence
• Shape architecture for cloud and AI products with CTO and Product Director
• Drive AI adoption across engineering, including design, review, and testing
• Deliver hardware systems that operate reliably on active job sites
• Hire, coach and develop engineering leaders and empower engineers with ownership
• Partner with Product, Operations, Manufacturing, Customer Success, and Sales to support customers

Skills

Software architecture

Multidisciplinary leadership

AI tooling fluency

Hiring leaders

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AWS

Python

TensorFlow

Job description

Dusty Robotics is transforming the construction industry through robotic automation. Our technology accelerates the digital transformation of construction by extending the digital world of architectural design into the manual world of field operations.

Dusty’s flagship product, the FieldPrint Platform, uses robots to trace digital building plans directly onto the jobsite floor at full scale, making construction more like paint-by-numbers. This allows builders to construct buildings faster, with higher quality, and with more predictable cost.

Our growing team, primarily based in the Bay Area, supports a fleet of robots deployed on construction sites across North America, and our customers include some of the largest general contractors in the world.

Dusty sits at the intersection of robotics, hardware, AI, and SaaS. Hardware is a core differentiator and strategic moat for the company, enabling us to create enduring value in an industry that has historically been difficult to digitize.

Dusty Robotics is seeking an exceptional Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale the engineering organization through the company’s next phase of growth.

This is a highly strategic and hands‑on engineering leadership role. The VP of Engineering will partner closely with the CTO, Director of Product, and executive team to translate Dusty’s product and technology strategy into reliable execution across a multidisciplinary engineering organization spanning robotics, software, firmware, electrical, mechanical, cloud, AI, and related technologies.

The VP of Engineering will build on the foundation of planning cadence, roadmap visibility, ownership, and delivery process, maintaining and sharpening what works, retiring what no longer fits, developing strong engineering leaders. They will ensure the organization continues to deliver high‑quality products with the speed, creativity, and technical rigor required in a growth‑stage robotics company, without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.

Success in this role requires both technical depth and exceptional organizational leadership. The ideal candidate can earn the trust of highly capable engineers, engage deeply enough in technical discussions to guide critical decisions, and create an environment where engineers have the context, autonomy, and accountability to do their best work.

Dusty is building a new generation of software products that help our customers manage their layout workflows. The VP of Engineering will be a central voice in the architecture of those systems. We are looking for a leader with software depth, who can shape architectural direction for cloud and AI‑enabled products.

We also expect this leader to be fluent in how AI is changing engineering itself. The VP of Engineering will drive the adoption of AI tools and practices across the engineering organization in how we design, write, review, and test code, in how we document and share knowledge, and in how hardware and software teams work day to day with clear judgment about where AI creates real leverage and where it does not.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the engineering organization software, robotics, firmware, electrical, mechanical and own the roadmap, delivery cadence, and execution
• Shape the architecture of Dusty’s new cloud and AI products alongside the CTO and Director of Product
• Drive how engineering adopts AI: how we design, write, review, test, and document, and the standards that come with it
• Deliver Dusty's next generation of hardware systems engineered to perform reliably day after day on active job sites
• Hire, coach, and develop engineering leaders, and give strong engineers the ownership to do their best work
• Partner with Product, Operations, Manufacturing, Customer Success, and Sales to launch and support what customers depend on
• Serve on the executive team, connecting engineering decisions to customer and business outcomes

What You’ll Bring

• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations that are heavy in software and have robotics or hardware-enabled products, including managing managers
• Deep software background with the ability to own architecture for cloud and AI-enabled products
• Credibility with both hardware and software teams, and experience taking hardware products into commercial deployment
• Practical fluency with AI tooling and AI-built products, and judgment about how to best incorporate them into the engineering workflow
• A track record delivering complex products and programs against real milestones
• Judgment about the right level of process for a company our size, and a bias toward building on what already works
• A record of hiring exceptional engineers and developing leaders
• Clear communication with engineers, executives, and customers, and a strong product and customer mindset

Why Join Dusty Robotics

Joining Dusty Robotics means becoming part of a team tackling one of the largest opportunities for automation in the world. Construction is a massive industry that has historically lagged in digital transformation, and Dusty is leading the change.

As VP of Engineering, you will have the opportunity to shape the technology, products, engineering organization, and technical culture behind a category‑defining robotics company. You will work alongside talented engineers and leaders to solve difficult technical problems and deliver products that have a tangible impact on how buildings are constructed.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation and equity
• 401(k) with employer match
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Flexible work schedules
• A collaborative and mission‑driven team environment

We believe diverse teams build better companies. Dusty Robotics actively encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, including women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and immigrants.

Where You’ll Work

Dusty Robotics is headquartered in Mountain View, California. This role is expected to work primarily from our office to facilitate close collaboration with leadership and engineering teams.