Manager, Robotics Software
Iconcareers · Austin, Texas, United States
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**Manager, Robotics Software** ICON is looking for a **Manager to lead and grow the Robotics Software team**. You’ll lead a team of robotics engineers with a focus on **growth, retention, and effectiveness**. You’ll also apply your technical expertise to help set standards, make architecture decisions, and provide leadership with a clear picture of **capacity and risk**. **Location:** Austin, TX headquarters **Reports to:** Director of Robotics --- ## Responsibilities - Manage, coach, and grow a team of robotics engineers and contractors. - Hold weekly 1:1s and maintain a written development plan for every direct report. - Own the interview and onboarding process; be accountable for whether new hires succeed past six months. - Establish, document, maintain, and enforce engineering standards for robotics software (e.g., definition of done, code review expectations, test coverage, subsystem ownership). - Partner with staff engineers on architecture and design review, providing independent technical judgment. - Work with project, product, and design teams to plan and contend for engineering capacity across concurrent programs; make allocation decisions explicit and planned. - Provide the Director of Robotics and cross-functional stakeholders with a clear, current picture of the team’s work, risks, and constraints. - Support internalization of technical knowledge and IP from external development partners. - Protect capacity for tooling, test infrastructure, and technical debt against feature and field schedule pressure. ## Minimum Qualifications - B.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field. - 7+ years developing production software in **C++** (or comparable systems language), with hands-on experience in robotics, embedded, motion control, or real-time systems. - 3+ years directly managing teams of five or more engineers (performance management and hiring included). - Sufficient current technical depth to evaluate architecture/design decisions and credibly disagree with senior technical staff. - Ability to earn trust, maintain positive professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of performance. - Experience leading a team that ships software running on physical hardware with external, dated milestones. - Experience establishing engineering standards and test infrastructure. - Demonstrated success developing engineers with specific examples of moving people to higher levels of responsibility. ## Preferred Skills and Experience - Background in large-scale industrial robotics, construction technology, autonomous systems, or heavy equipment. - Familiarity with real-time Linux, **EtherCAT** (or comparable industrial fieldbus protocols), and motion control architectures. - Exposure to functional safety standards for robotic systems (ISO 13849, IEC 62061, or equivalent). --- ## Equal Opportunity / Compliance Notes ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse, and discrimination-free work environment. Employment is based on merit, competence, and qualifications, and reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit candidates through this application. ICON does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency submissions and will not pay fees to third-party agencies without a prior agreement with ICON. For more information: [Internet Applicant Employme
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