Robotics Team Leader

Description At UVeye, we’re on a mission to redefine vehicle safety and reliability on a global scale. Founded in 2016, we have pioneered the world’s first fully automated suite of vehicle inspection systems, with advanced AI at the core, spanning machine learning, GenAI, and computer vision across the automotive sector. With close to $400M in funding and strategic partnerships with industry giants such as Amazon, General Motors, Volvo, and CarMax, UVeye stands at the forefront of automotive technological advancement. Our growing global team of over 300 employees is united around a culture of innovation, excellence, and teamwork as we build a safer automotive world. We are looking for an experienced Robotics Team Leader to define and execute UVeye’s robotics inspection strategy. Reporting into the CTO’s office, you will turn the vision of a mobile, dexterous inspection robot into a concrete product and research roadmap and build the team that delivers it. A day in the life and how you’ll make an impact Define UVeye’s robotics inspection strategy and translate it into a multi-quarter technical and product roadmap. Architect the end-to-end robotics stack, from sensing and perception to manipulation, navigation, and control. Build first-of-its-kind prototypes hands-on, taking ideas from whiteboard to working demos on real hardware. Develop and benchmark core perception and policy models on UVeye’s proprietary vehicle inspection data. Run rigorous on-robot experiments, close the loop between data, training, and deployment, and iterate fast. Hire, lead, and develop the robotics team, and stay deeply technical through design reviews and code reviews. Select hardware platforms, partners, and vendors, and own commercial and technical relationships with them. Drive integration of the robotics stack with UVeye’s existing inspection portfolio, in close partnership with R&D, MLOps, and product. Requirements 8+ years of industry experience in robotics or applied AI, including 3+ years leading and growing technical teams. Proven track record of shipping robotics or robotic-perception products from concept to production. Strong technical depth in at least two of: computer vision, deep learning, manipulation, motion planning, SLAM, or robot learning. Experience selecting and integrating robotic hardware platforms, sensors, and compute. Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to align executives, engineers, and external partners. Experience working with simulation and large-scale real-world data collection pipelines, an advantage. M.Sc./Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, a strong advantage. Why UVeye: Pioneer Advanced Solutions: Harness cutting-edge technologies in AI, machine learning, and computer vision to revolutionize vehicle inspections. Drive Global Impact: Your innovations will play a crucial role in enhancing automotive safety and reliability, impacting lives and businesses on an international scale. Career Growth Opportunities: Participate in a journey of rapid development, surrounded by groundbreaking advancements and strategic industry partnerships.