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Engineering Manager, Robotic Systems & Systems Integration (job code 88703)
Employer: HDS Mercury, Inc.
Position: Engineering Manager, Robotic Systems & Systems Integration (job code 88703)
Duties: Develop and own system-level engineering requirements derived from market, business, and product needs. Architect complex mechatronic and AI-driven systems across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software domains. Create and maintain Theory of Operations documents defining how all subsystems interact. Define and manage system interface specifications, communication protocols, and system safety architecture. Lead development of data pipelines, GPU training environments, simulation frameworks, and digital asset curation for robotic AI systems. Direct system-level prototyping that integrates perception, planning, control, and real-time robotics operations. Ensure scalability, security, and reliability of AI-enabled robotic systems in fast-changing production environments. Work across mechanical, electrical, controls, vision, and software engineering to ensure all subsystems operate as a cohesive, unified system. Lead major design reviews, including FMEAs, system safety reviews, integration reviews, and readiness reviews. Partner with Product Management to create multi-year automation roadmaps and translate automation goals into system architecture. Lead system-level regulatory and safety compliance efforts including UL, CE, functional safety standards, and robot safety 13849/62061. Establish frameworks for system reliability, availability, maintainability (RAM), and quality metrics. Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of robotics, AI systems, and mechatronics engineers. Mentor engineers beyond their individual disciplines to foster systems thinking. Champion innovation and continuous improvement across the robotics and systems engineering organization. Present strategy, program status, and technical issues to senior and executive leadership. Telecommuting is allowed for this position.
Education
Required: Master or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related fields.
Experience
Required: 1 year experience in job offered or related occupations (e.g., Computer Vision Engineer).
Special
Requirements: Must have experience with the following technologies:
- Designing and developing robotics camera systems software
- Developing depth camera software stacks and drivers, including features like auto-calibration
- Developing and integrating machine learning pipelines with seamless training and inferencing of new SKUs (stock keeping units), utilizing technologies such as Tensorflow and PyTorch
- Developing depth camera feature roadmaps
- Maintaining and enhancing in-house robotic applications
- Analyzing and mining large datasets including graph databases like neo4j towards making insight-driven algorithmic improvements
- Writing code using C, C++, and Python programming languages.
- Telecommuting is allowed for this position.
Worksite: 3790 El Camino Real, Ste 595, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Salary: $220,000 - $220,000 per year
Skills Required
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field
- At least 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation, such as Computer Vision Engineer
- Experience designing and developing robotics camera systems software
- Experience developing depth camera software stacks and drivers, including auto-calibration features
- Experience developing and integrating machine learning pipelines for training and inference of new SKUs using TensorFlow and PyTorch
- Experience developing depth camera feature roadmaps
- Experience maintaining and enhancing in-house robotic applications
- Experience analyzing and mining large datasets, including graph databases such as Neo4j, for algorithmic improvements
- Experience writing code in C, C++, and Python
What We Do
We’re on a mission to transform eCommerce – end-to-end – starting with fresh groceries and other home essentials. Powered by the latest in AI and advanced robotics, our patented automated fulfillment system, RoboFS, enables quick, touchless order fulfillment, bringing fresher-than-store goods, direct to your door. Our shopping experience is also built around each customer’s dietary needs, preferences, and brand favorites. Gone are the days of filtering and scrolling through irrelevant inventory. With HDS, you’ll only ever see products that match your exact criteria. HDS also offers: • Made-to-order meats and prepared foods, customized to your exact specs • Free home delivery with no subscription /delivery / service fees or tips • Tri-temperature-controlled vans, so frozen items arrive fully frozen • Retail-level customer service and easy at-home returns, right at your doorstep • Sustainable delivery totes, eliminating nearly all cardboard and plastic waste We’re currently looking to grow the team. Please visit our jobs page and if you feel like you’re a fit – we’d love to hear from you! https://boards.greenhouse.io/hds
