avidbots

avidbots

Manager, Applications Engineering

Kitchener, Ontario

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
PythonC++BashLinuxJiraConfluenceExcelPerformance ManagementCustomer SuccessCustomer SupportRoboticsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with a strong track record of bridging software development and real-world field applications.
  • If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges, working across teams, and driving issues to resolution in fast-paced environments, this role is for you.
  • This position reports to the Senior Director, Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, build, and grow a team of Applications Engineers through technical direction, coaching, hiring, and performance management
  • Lead the triage process and maintain backlog quality for robot software/system issues reported from the field and production
  • Work closely with Engineering to help analyze robot field usage and performance metrics to support issue investigation and identify opportunities for product improvement
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, Technical Services, Customer Success, and Production to ensure that field and production issues are resolved in a timely manner
  • Deliver internal training on robot systems applications and field best practices to technical support and other operations teams

Requirements

  • BSc. or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience (managing Applications engineering or QA teams)
  • Demonstrated ability to critically analyze and make prioritization decisions in high-stakes, time-sensitive situations with minimal oversight
  • Experience with robotics or autonomous systems, or a strong interest in the field

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with Linux-based operating systems
  • Familiar with programming in C++, Python, and Bash scripting
  • Experience with incident and issue management via ticketing systems (Jira or similar) and collaboration tools (Confluence, Google Suite)
  • Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS)
  • Passionate about mobile robotics

Skills

  • Work closely with engineering to conduct alpha and beta trials of new features across customer sites and verticals

This listing is sourced directly from avidbots's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.