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Engineering Manager – Robot Intelligence

RobCo Inc· Engineering
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Hybrid (Munich)Full-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Engineering Manager responsible for leading the brain of RobCo's autonomous robots, balancing applied research with delivery, and mentoring a full-stack team of software and ML engineers to build scalable, AI-driven industrial robotics solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Drive Engineering Excellence: Set rigorous standards for code quality, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure 24/7 reliability of our robots.
  • Lead Senior Talent: Act as a people-first leader for a team of Senior and Staff engineers, fostering a culture of high ownership and steady delivery.
  • Bridge Software and Hardware: Oversee the lifecycle of products spanning from ML training, AI inference to Linux-based industrial interfaces.
  • Balance Research and Delivery: Establish a strong applied research and experimentation culture, and build a process where the results directly contribute to delivery and practical outcomes.
  • Management Framework: Work with real-time metrics and steer the team to continuously improve productivity, predictability and quality of what we ship.
  • Operational Governance: Manage technical debt and architectural health to ensure long-term system stability as we scale.
  • Strategic Alignment: Partner with Product Management to transform customer needs into concrete technical requirements and actionable sprints.
  • Cross-Team Leadership: Mentor junior EMs and help evolve company-wide engineering best practices and software-first principles.

Qualifications

  • Completed a university degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Data Science or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience leading high-performing teams in complex technical environments like robotics or industrial IoT.
  • Deep experience with AI and machine learning, including dataset curation, model training and optimization techniques and hands on experience building agentic harnesses.
  • Proven track record of driving an AI-first engineering culture and implementing agentic workflows that measurably accelerate team velocity and system efficiency.
  • Expert knowledge in modern SDLC practices, with a track record of improving deployment frequency and system stability.
  • Culture-aligned mindset characterized by hardware empathy, a passion for software-defined hardware, and a strong culture of high ownership.
  • Strong experience with full-stack software development, robotics engineering is a big plus.
  • Very good English skills with the ability to navigate complex architectural discussions with Staff engineers while clearly communicating risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Required:Code quality and CI/CDPeople leadershipAI/ML

Benefits

  • Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.
  • Wellpass membership (7,200+ studios across Germany), regular team events, and a team that takes both the work and the culture seriously.
  • Flexible working hours, a modern office, and - depending on the role - the option to work from home.
  • Regular team events - from relaxed beer & pizza nights on the rooftop terrace to shared experiences on ski trips or at Oktoberfest.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About RobCo Inc

Autonomous Industrial Robotics | RobCo - Zero Upfront

RobCo—Autonomous Industrial Robotics platform offering end-to-end robotics solutions, RaaS with zero upfront investment, and AI-powered automation for adaptable manufacturing.

AutomationAutomation as a Service (RaaS)AutonomyDigital TwinFinishingIoT retrofitMachine loading & unloadingMaterials handling
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