Robotics Technical Leader - ROS, autonomy, perception, and machine learning
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 across ROS, autonomy, perception, and machine learning.
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 autonomy, perception, and control 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, including onboard perception and ML pipelines, holds up when it's deployed far from anyone who can help debug it.
What we're looking for
Must haves:




You have built something that customers have usedStrong autonomy and control engineering fundamentalsExperience with perception systems (sensor fusion, SLAM, computer vision, or similar)Practical experience applying machine learning in robotics contextsA degree in robotics, mechatronics, or electrical/electronic engineeringA track record of shipping autonomous systems into production, not just research demosComfortable owning a technical domain end to end with limited oversight
Solid advantages:
Experience deploying robots in unstructured outdoor environmentsExposure to drone autonomy or aerial roboticsPrior work in deep tech or adjacent hardware/software systemsExperience managing and coordinating engineering teams
The Work
Autonomy, perception, and control layers for autonomous drone operationsNavigation and path planning across large, unstructured outdoor environmentsPerception and machine learning pipelines for reliable autonomous operation during routine field inspectionsFleet management architecture as we scale across multiple marketsOnboard systems that perform under real world conditions, including variable terrain, weather, and connectivity dropouts
The Setup
Five days a week in officeRegular field deployments to customer sites (domestic and potentially international)Work directly with (and report to) the founderCompetitive salary, meaningful early stage equity
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