Head of Robotics

Conduit's FactoryOS platform allows manufacturers to scale production ready automation solutions in days, not months. With a suite of powerful applications, we allow manufacturers to automate faster and smarter by coordinating every robot, machine, and system on one platform. At Conduit, our mission is to give every American manufacturer the tools to automate their factories at lightning speed.

We’re already deployed in production at top manufacturers and growing fast. Backed by leading investors, and built by a team that moves at startup speed with deep conviction in American industrial dominance.

The Role

As Head of Robotics, you’ll lead the architecture and execution of Conduit’s robotics layer — building the universal control plane for automation. You’ll own how Conduit integrates, commands, and learns from robots across every major manufacturer, from AMRs to industrial arms, and help define how factories of the future will move.

What you'll do

• Lead innovation and development of our robotic interoperability offering, designing scalable solutions across mobile robot and IoT platforms
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical capabilities with business needs
• Collaborate with company leadership on roadmap
• Interface with robot vendors for integration partnerships
• Mentor a growing team of robotics engineers

You have

• 4+ years of experience writing production code using Python, ROS2, and varied communication protocols
• Experience implementing fleet orchestration algorithms and ideally multiple commercial mobile robot platforms and APIs (MIR, JBT, ABB, Dematic, Omron, Kuka etc.)
• Significant startup experience
• Proven track record of:
  • Delivering solutions in manufacturing/logistics environments
  • Architecting complex robotics solutions

Bonus Points

• Ms or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Background in manufacturing/logistics automation
• Experience with IoT (Kepservers, PLCs, etc.)
• Up to date with robotic innovations, and/or contributions to robotics open-source projects

What we offer

• Top tier pay and equity: We want to make it easy to join Conduit
• Generational opportunity. Be early at a company defining the software layer for industrial automation.
• American re-industrialization is happening. We’re building the platform to make it real — faster.
• Zero bureaucracy. High impact. You’ll be on the front lines, solving real problems for real factories.
• You’ll work directly with the founder and exec team — and grow into a senior operator.

Interested candidates should email their resume to View email address on click.appcast.io

Conduit is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology