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Robotics Leadership & Management Jobs

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Robotics Leadership & Management Aerospace & Defense Clear all

Senior Engineering Manager

West Melbourne / Reston / Denver / Phoenix + 2 other locations

$138k-211k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAgile / ScrumProject ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisVerification & ValidationI2CAnsysAltium DesignerFPGA

Engineering Manager - Defense Physical AI

Applied Intuition ·

Arlington, United States

$250k-300k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical Leadership

Director of Autonomy

Dominion Dynamics ·

Ottawa, Canada

Full-time

Technical LeadershipSim-to-real transferSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsReinforcement LearningROS 2

Engineering Manager, Autonomy

True Anomaly ·

Long Beach / Denver

$205k-315k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAgile / Scrum

Autonomy & Controls Lead

AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. ·

Phoenix, United States

Full-time

Technical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingC++PythonDDS (Data Distribution Service)LiDARLinuxPX4

Engineering Manager, Software (Modeling and Simulation)

True Anomaly ·

Long Beach / Denver

$160k-250k/year

Full-time

Agile / ScrumSimulation & Digital Twins

Electrical Engineering Manager, eGSE

True Anomaly ·

Long Beach, United States

$150k-230k/year

Full-time

MentorshipWiring Harness DesignHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)C++PythonCANEtherCATI2CSPITCP/IP

Autonomy Chief Engineer

Manassas, United States

$175k-215k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipVendor ManagementAutonomous SystemsRegulatory ComplianceSimulation & Digital Twins

Chief Engineer, Space Vehicle Autonomy

Los Angeles / Huntsville / Reston / Denver + 3 other locations

$202k-283k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)MLOpsSensor FusionArtificial IntelligenceLiDAR

Engineering Manager, Compute Components

San Jose (Hybrid)

$210k-234k/year

Full-time

DevOps & CloudSoftware EngineeringVerification & ValidationFPGA

Technical Project Manager - Drone Swarm Systems

Autonomous Teaming Solutions ATS GmbH ·

Munich, Germany

Full-time

Technical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsC++PythonPX4ROS 2Linux

Head of Growth, Imaging

Anduril Industries ·

Costa Mesa, United States

$220k-292k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAccount ManagementProject Management

Technical Lead Software Engineer - Autonomy Mission Systems

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale / Ann Arbor

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipC++DockerLinux

Sr FPGA Engineering Manager

Elma / Buffalo

$100k-140k/year

Full-time

MentorshipStakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipFPGAMATLAB

Technical Lead - Autonomous & Unmanned Systems

Defense Unicorns ·

Remote (U.S. Citizenship required)

$179k-242k/year

Full-time

MentorshipAgile / ScrumAutonomous SystemsDDS (Data Distribution Service)NVIDIA JetsonKubernetes

Head of Electrical & Avionics Engineering

Portal Space Systems ·

Bothell, United States

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipElectrical DesignEmbedded SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)PCB DesignRoot Cause AnalysisSensors & InstrumentationWiring Harness Design

Software Engineering Manager, Flight Software

San Jose (Hybrid)

$210k-234k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipIndustrial RoboticsC++PythonRustLinuxRTOS

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space

Washington / Dallas

$221k-331k/year

Full-time

Reinforcement LearningAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsMotion ControlC++PythonRTOS

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Platforms

Anduril Industries ·

Costa Mesa, United States

$220k-292k/year

Full-time

MentorshipStakeholder ManagementSimulation & Digital TwinsProject ManagementSoftware Engineering

Head of Operations, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril Industries ·

Costa Mesa, United States

$220k-336k/year

Full-time

MentorshipProject Management

Market Insight for Robotics Leadership & Management Jobs

Based on data from 1,602 job postings • Updated

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Based on 726 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $507k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

Technical Leadership Mentorship Project Management Stakeholder Management Industrial Robotics Autonomous Systems PLC Programming C++Python Embedded Systems

Leading Industries

Aerospace & Defense Industrial Manufacturing Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Robotics Software & AI

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