Diligent Robotics · 3 months ago
Tech Lead Manager, Embodied AI
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expDiligent Robotics is focused on creating a future where robots work seamlessly with human teams, utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance service robots' capabilities. As a Tech Lead Manager for Embodied AI, you will lead a team responsible for developing the AI that powers the robots, overseeing the robotics software stack and ensuring effective collaboration and functionality in real-world environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Human Computer InteractionMachine LearningRoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead and grow an embodied-AI team that owns perception, planning, navigation, manipulation, and multimodal ML models, all running on edge platforms
Define the strategic technical roadmap for the robotics platform and embodied-AI capabilities—from foundational models to real-time onboard inference and control
Architect and guide development of large multimodal ML models—vision, language, tactile—that drive physical robot behaviors, potentially leveraging foundation model approaches
Oversee integration between edge AI, firmware, OS, hardware, and cloud services for deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
Provide hands-on leadership: mentor engineers, review code and models, and contribute directly to critical system components
Ensure AI and robotics systems meet safety, robustness, and regulatory requirements; drive performance metrics like latency, reliability, and interpretability
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders—product, firmware, backend, customer success—to align AI roadmap with business goals and deployment realities
Recruit top-tier AI and robotics engineering talent, define team structure, and foster a culture of technical excellence and experimentation
Qualification
Required
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, ML, EE, or related field along with 8+ years of AI/ML experience
Proven history of delivering multimodal ML systems into production in real-world, safety-sensitive environments (e.g., robotics, autonomous vehicles)
Strong expertise across perception, path planning, control systems, and model optimization for resource-constrained platforms
Hands-on technical ability: able to code, train models, debug, and architect systems side-by-side with your team
Leadership experience in startups or fast-moving R&D environments: you've built teams, set direction, and scaled initiatives
Track record working with foundation or vision-language-action models, physics-based simulation, or embodied-perception pipelines
Excellent communication: align execs, engineers, and cross-functionally on strategy, trade-offs and results
Company
Diligent Robotics
Diligent Robotics develops AI-powered robot assistants to collaborate with and adapt to humans in everyday environments.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$90.82MKey Investors
Canaan PartnersTiger Global ManagementCedars-Sinai Accelerator
2025-02-27Series Unknown· $10.5M
2023-09-21Series Unknown· $33.75M
2022-04-11Series B· $30M
Leadership Team
Andrea Thomaz
Founder, CEO
Vivian Chu
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
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