Head of Autonomous Systems (San Francisco Bay Area)

Head of Autonomous Systems

We are partnered with a highly technical DeepTech Research Lab building next-generation autonomous systems that operate across complex physical and digital environments. Their work focuses on unifying artificial intelligence and physical systems - combining LLM-driven reasoning, structured planning, perception, and deterministic execution with real-world constraints such as safety, latency, and reliability. The platform enables autonomous agents to sense, decide, and act across end-to-end workflows involving hardware, software, and humans-in-the-loop.

They are hiring a Head of Autonomous Systems to lead and scale this effort. 7+ years’ experience across autonomous systems, AI/ML, robotics, or control systems, with proven people leadership and team-building experience

~ Demonstrated leadership in designing and deploying agentic or autonomous systems , including planning, decision-making, tool use, multi-agent coordination, and long-running autonomous behaviour

~ Strong experience bridging AI with the physical world - robotics, industrial automation, autonomous platforms, cyber-physical systems, or real-time decision systems

~ Deep applied engineering background, with the ability to architect end-to-end autonomous stacks spanning perception, reasoning, control, simulation, deployment, and monitoring

~ Strategic ownership of the autonomy roadmap, including hiring and mentoring senior engineers/researchers, setting technical direction, managing safety and risk, and translating research into operational systems

Please apply ASAP for more information - we are aiming to have this position finalized in January .