PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

Watertown, MAR&D - Software /Full-time /On-siteThe CompanyWe believe general-purpose, generally-intelligent robots will be built in our lifetimes. Robots will work in our factories, move our goods, walk on our streets and eventually be in our homes. To build that future, research and deployment must work in lockstep: real-world operation must make the technology better and better technology must make deployment easier. As an AI robotics company that deploys its inventions directly into the facilities that need them, on state-of-the-art hardware, every line of code written at Tutor has a direct impact on the global, physical economy.About the RoleTutor is hiring a Head of Engineering to run the operational side of our engineering organization, as a partner to our CTO. You make engineering run: the roadmap, hiring, team structure, performance, and the way we work.The team is about 35 engineers across software and hardware today and will grow substantially. We care about speed, about using AI throughout engineering, and about keeping things easy for the people doing the work. Set quarterly priorities and keep engineering delivering against business outcomesGrow the team: Set team structure, manage performance, and develop engineering leadersShape how we work: Own the engineering process, with speed, AI and ease as its goalsPartner across the company: Work with the CTO on technical direction and with the leadership team on prioritiesWhat We're Looking ForYou have led an engineering organization through significant growthYou have run software and hardware engineering, or software engineering at a company that ships hardwareYou have worked closely with a technical founder or CTOYou are a strong operator: planning, hiring, and running a team wellYou bring AI into how engineering works and support the people pushing itNice to HaveExperience in robotics, manufacturing, or products deployed in the fieldExperience building an organization from tens to hundreds of engineers$300,000 - $400,000 a yearAbout Our Roles & TitlesEveryone in our R&D organization, including the people who lead it, holds the title Member of Technical Staff (MoTS). If you join Tutor, you'll be a MoTS who runs engineering. Head of Engineering is how you'll be known outside the company, because building the team means being legible to the people you're recruiting. In an ideal world everyone here would simply be a MoTS;