mundane · 2 months ago
vp, teleportation
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $450K/yrMundane is a venture-backed seed-stage robot learning startup founded by a team of Stanford researchers and builders. As the VP of Teleportation, you will lead the design of a telepresence interface that connects humans to humanoid robots, unifying visualization, human-computer interaction, and robotic control to create a seamless experience.
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Responsibilities
Architect and lead the development of Mundane’s teleoperation and telepresence stack — spanning perception, visualization, and interaction design
Define and prototype new paradigms for human–robot shared embodiment , combining vision, control, and cognitive feedback in real time
Lead applied research on operator performance, situational awareness, and embodied cognition in teleoperation
Build high-fidelity visualization pipelines integrating multi-sensor inputs — RGB, depth, LiDAR, and proprioceptive state
Collaborate with ML and controls teams to develop closed-loop learning systems that fuse human feedback with robot adaptation
Explore VR/XR and spatial computing interfaces for immersive control and situational presence
Publish and present frontier work in HRI, CVPR, ICRA, SIGGRAPH, CHI , or equivalent venues to help define the state of the art in embodied telepresence
Qualification
Required
Advanced background in Human–Computer Interaction, Computer Vision, Robotics, or Cognitive Systems
Proven experience building or leading teleoperation, XR, or perception-based interaction systems at scale
Strong expertise in real-time rendering, image processing, or sensor fusion (Unity, Unreal, CUDA, OpenCV, ROS2)
Deep understanding of low-latency streaming architectures and human perceptual thresholds (WebRTC, custom protocols, etc.)
Ability to drive end-to-end system design — from experiment to deployment — across interdisciplinary research teams
Preferred
Prior leadership at a frontier lab (Meta Reality Labs, Apple Vision Products, NVIDIA Robotics, Boston Dynamics AI Institute, etc.)
Experience with VR telepresence, neural rendering, or world models for shared autonomy
Published work in HRI, IROS, ICRA, CoRL, SIGGRAPH, or CHI
Track record of building teams that bridge research and productization of embodied or immersive systems
Benefits
Competitive salary + equity
Flexible PTO
Legendary merch
Coffee
Robots
Sauna & cold plunge (pending)
Company
mundane
founded by Stanford robotics researchers, we're building humanoids that are useful beyond just lab demos, but in actual real-world deployments.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase