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title: Director of Engineering, Physical AI
description: Director of Engineering, Physical AI The Director of Engineering will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering organization, reporting to the General Manager of Physical AI. You will own the execution of the Physical AI Data Engine, collaborating with Operations and GTM to guide product direction and solve the data bottleneck in robotics research. Key Responsibilities: Set and drive the technical vision across data collection infrastructure, teleoperation systems, ML training pipelines, model evaluation frameworks, annotation tooling, and research Lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization, designing the organizational structure, talent strategy, and culture required to scale rapidly Maintain exceptional technical and operational excellence, understanding team deliverables, identifying slipping standards early, and stepping in when necessary Drive cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Operations, and GTM on platform architecture, release processes, and shared priorities Collaborate with researchers and clients to architect and deliver scalable, production-grade data infrastructure for complex robotics workloads Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related technical field 8+ years of engineering experience in fast-paced environments, including 4+ years direct people management Experience leading technical execution for complex hardware-software systems, with deep domain knowledge in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, and/or Machine Learning strongly preferred Deep fluency in the ML development lifecycle , training pipelines, data flywheels, and evaluation frameworks Comfortable leading teams across Python, C++, and TypeScript/Node stacks, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes), and workflow orchestration (Temporal, Airflow) Proven ability to independently navigate, execute effectively amidst ambiguity, and strong attention to detail Strong operator and communicator t…
date posted: 2026-07-28T14:11:10.022Z
valid through: 2026-10-02T16:03:17.535Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Technology
skills: Python
skills: C++
skills: TypeScript/Node
skills: distributed systems
skills: cloud infrastructure
skills: workflow orchestration
skills: Machine Learning
skills: Robotics
skills: Autonomous Vehicles
skills: Computer Vision
skills: teleoperation systems
skills: robotic hardware platforms
skills: imitation learning
skills: sensor fusion
skills: SLAM
skills: 3D data processing
hiring organization: Scale
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: San Francisco
    address region: CA
    address country: US
employment type: FULL_TIME
base salary: MonetaryAmount
  currency: USD
  value: QuantitativeValue
    min value: 302400
    max value: 378000
    unit text: YEAR