Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / VP of Engineering - Growing Robotics Company

🤖 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / VP of Engineering - Growing Robotics Company

📍 Oklahoma City, OK or Austin, TX | 🏢 On-site / Hybrid | 💼 Executive Leadership | 💰 $225K–$250K + Bonus + Equity

Career Staffing Talent (CST) has partnered with a fast-growing and scaling robotics company seeking a Chief Technology Officer / VP of Engineering to architect next-generation robotics platforms and build a world-class engineering organization.

This is a hands-on executive role for a technical leader who has shipped robotics products, built high-performance engineering teams, and thrives in a fast-moving, venture-backed environment.

You will directly shape product architecture, recruit elite engineers, and deliver robotics platforms that unlock significant new revenue and market expansion.

🚀 Why This Role Matters

You will lead the engineering organization responsible for delivering next-generation robotics systems. This role sits at the center of product, engineering, investor relations, and commercial strategy.

🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing

🏗️ Product & Technical Leadership

• Architect robotics platforms spanning hardware, firmware, perception, and software
• Lead development and launch of next-generation robotics systems
• Establish scalable engineering standards, testing frameworks, and architecture
• Drive improvements in perception latency, accuracy, and system reliability
• Build software-defined robotics capabilities replacing legacy PLC-based workflows

👥 Engineering Team & Organizational Growth

• Recruit and scale a high-performing engineering team across robotics disciplines
• Develop technical leads, mentorship programs, and career progression frameworks
• Implement hiring standards, performance management, and engineering culture
• Build an organization capable of delivering ambitious product roadmaps

📈 Strategic & Commercial Impact

• Translate market and customer needs into technical roadmaps
• Support sales efforts through customer meetings and technical presentations
• Present technical strategy and progress to executives, investors, and board members
• Partner closely with CEO, operations, and commercial leadership

Required Experience

🧠 What We’re Looking For

• 12–15+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, or industrial automation engineering
• Proven track record shipping robotics products from concept through production
• Experience leading engineering teams (5–25+ engineers)
• Deep expertise in multiple areas such as:
• Robotics perception (vision, LiDAR, sensor fusion)
• Motion planning and control systems
• Embedded systems and real-time software
• Robotics kinematics and dynamics
• Strong hands-on technical leadership—code reviews, architecture, debugging

Strongly Preferred

• Aerospace, defense, or industrial robotics background
• Experience scaling engineering teams in growth-stage companies
• Familiarity with ROS / ROS2 and modern robotics frameworks
• Experience with safety-critical or industrial systems

🌎 Location & Travel

• Based in Oklahoma City (preferred) or Austin, TX
• Regular travel between both locations required

🎯 Ideal Profile

You are a hands-on technical executive who can scale engineering organizations, solve complex robotics challenges, and deliver real products—not just strategy. You thrive in fast-moving environments and know how to turn ambitious technical visions into shipped systems.

This is NOT a pure people-manager role.

This is for a builder.

If you’ve built robotics systems in aerospace, defense, industrial automation, or advanced manufacturing — and want to lead something meaningful at scale — let’s talk.

📩 Confidential inquiries welcome.