VP of Engineering (Integrated Robotics Systems)
About the role
- Simbe is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead and unify our full-stack engineering organization across robotics, hardware, AI, cloud, and data systems - This role owns end-to-end engineering execution and technical alignment across: - Mechanical Engineering - Hardware R&D and Electrical Engineering - Robotics Software and Embedded Systems - Computer Vision and Applied AI - Cloud Infrastructure and Web Platforms - Data Science and Data Platforms - Product Roadmap Management - The VP of Engineering will ensure architectural cohesion across hardware and software, operational excellence in production and deployment, and continued advancement of our deep technology capabilities - This is a systems-level leadership role requiring both technical depth and organizational scale - The mandate is to build a unified, enterprise-grade robotics and intelligence platform that performs reliably across thousands of real-world retail environments - Own engineering strategy, execution, and delivery across hardware and software domains - Drive architectural alignment across mechanical, electrical, embedded, AI, cloud, and data systems - Establish scalable engineering processes, quality standards, and release discipline - Ensure production readiness, field reliability, and measurable system performance for Tier 1 B2B customers - Partner closely with Product, Commercial, Customer Success, and Operations to align engineering priorities with revenue growth and customer outcomes - Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term technical innovation - Build and develop high-performing, cross-disciplinary engineering leaders - Advance Simbe’s leadership in robotics, computer vision, AI, and cloud-based retail intelligence Benefits - Comprehensive health plans - Culture of learning - Flexible time off- Direct oversight of both hardware and software teams - Credible technical leader capable of guiding senior domain experts across hardware, AI, and software disciplines - Experience partnering with commercial teams to ensure technical investments translate into business impact - Experience delivering enterprise-grade products to Tier 1 B2B customers - Track record of scaling engineering organizations in growth-stage environments - Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering organizations delivering deployed robotic or IoT systems at scale - Demonstrated ability to raise engineering rigor while maintaining startup velocity - Strong systems thinker with experience integrating mechanical, electrical, embedded, AI, and cloud architectures