vp, embodied systems - Palo Alto - mundane

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    mundane Palo Alto

    4 hours ago

    Description

    Mundane is a venture-backed seed-stage robot learning startup founded by a team of Stanford researchers and builders. We're deploying a massive fleet of humanoid robots to perform mundane tasks in commercial environments, collecting data to build the next generation of embodied intelligence. We're a fast-paced, execution-driven team of engineers, roboticists, and dreamers.

    About the Role

    As Director of Embodied Systems, you'll bridge the gap between research and deployment — owning the systems, infrastructure, and processes that turn experimental robot behaviors into production-ready capabilities. You'll lead efforts in systems integration, fleet management, networking, and large-scale testing to ensure our humanoid robots perform reliably across dynamic environments.

    You'll be the connective tissue between R&D and real-world deployment — building the frameworks that make learning-driven robotics scalable, safe, and measurable. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll architect the deployment stack, guide cross-functional teams, and shape the strategy for how Mundane brings embodied intelligence into the wild.

    Responsibilities

    • Oversee the transition of robot learning research into robust deployable systems across our humanoid fleet.
    • Design and implement frameworks for fleet management, network reliability, and real-time monitoring.
    • Lead systems integration across software, hardware, and cloud infrastructure to ensure seamless operation.
    • Develop and maintain testing pipelines and simulation-to-reality validation frameworks for large-scale deployments.
    • Deep familiarity with ROS and middleware architectures, including custom node development, message passing, and distributed control.
    • Collaborate with ML, controls, and perception teams to integrate new models into production robots.
    • Drive the continuous improvement of field reliability, latency, and data collection efficiency.
    • Build and manage a high-performing development and testing team, fostering tight feedback loops between research and deployment.
    • Establish best practices for deployment safety, telemetry, and debugging in complex, multi-robot environments.

    Qualifications

    • 5+ years of experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or large-scale systems deployment.
    • Proven track record in systems integration, fleet operations, or networked robotics.
    • Strong programming experience in C++ and Python; familiarity with ROS2, distributed systems, and real-time data pipelines.
    • Deep understanding of hardware/software integration, network architecture, and deployment automation.
    • Experience leading technical teams and managing cross-functional development cycles.
    • Exceptional debugging, reliability, and systems design skills.

    Bonus

    • Experience with VR teleoperation or remote control systems.
    • Background in robotic controls or motion planning.
    • Familiarity with machine learning or robot learning frameworks.

    What You'll Get

    • Ownership of the development stack powering humanoid deployment at scale.
    • A leadership seat at the intersection of robotics research and production systems.
    • Early equity with meaningful upside in a venture-backed robotics company.
    • The ability to ship features to live robots in weeks, not quarters.
    • Deep exposure to every layer of the stack — hardware, controls, perception, ML, and fleet ops.
    • A chance to define how embodied intelligence moves from lab to world.

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    Seniority level

    • Director

    Employment type

    • Full-time

    Job function

    • Engineering and Information Technology

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