Robotics Technical Leader/Head of Engineering

Location: Sydney, NSW

$Generous salary on offer + ESOP

About the job The Company

We build autonomous drones for large scale outdoor operations, replacing manual and vehicle based methods with drones that navigate, monitor, and operate independently in the field. Our team is small and highly technical, already deployed with real customers. Expect to write code at a desk and in the field, we work hands on and close to the product.

We're looking for a Robotics Technical Leader/Head of Engineering to lead technical decisions and a small engineering team.

The role

You will build our robotics stack, from control architecture through to fleet orchestration, and lead a small team. This is the most senior technical hire on the team right now and you will coach and mentor others.

You will design the control and coordination layers that let autonomous drones operate independently across large, unstructured outdoor environments. You will also own the systems that run routine autonomous inspections, keep hardware reliable across a wide range of environmental conditions, and ensure the whole stack holds up when it's deployed far from anyone who can help debug it.

What we're looking for
You have built something that customers have used




Deep ROS expertise
Solid control engineering fundamentals
A degree in robotics, mechatronics, or electrical/electronic engineering
A track record of shipping autonomous systems into production, not just research demos
Comfortable owning a technical domain end to end with limited oversight

Solid advantages
Experience deploying robots in unstructured outdoor settings
Exposure to drone autonomy or aerial robotics
Prior work in deep tech or adjacent hardware/software systems
Experience managing and coordinating engineering teams

The Work
Control and orchestration layers for autonomous drone operations
Navigation and path planning across large, unstructured outdoor environments
Reliable autonomous operation for routine field inspections
Fleet management architecture as we scale across multiple markets
Onboard systems that perform under real world conditions, including variable terrain, weather, and connectivity dropouts

The Setup
Five days a week in office
Regular field deployments to customer sites (domestic and potentially international)
Work directly with (and report to) the founder
Competitive salary, meaningful early stage equity
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