Technical Engineering Manager

Scion Technology has been engaged to conduct a search for an experienced Technical Engineering Manager (Physical AI) for our client, a pioneering team pushing the boundaries of robotics in Boston! This is a full-time, direct hire position offering a hybrid schedule in North Reading, MA.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Lead a team building AI-enabled capabilities that allow robots to interpret their surroundings, navigate physical environments, and interact intelligently with objects and people. Guide initiatives from early development through production deployment while balancing innovation, reliability, cost, and customer requirements.

PERKS

• Competitive annual salary up to $350k annually (depending on experience) + bonus & equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Lead engineering efforts at the intersection of robotics, AI, and industrial automation
• Influence technical strategy while remaining connected to hands-on engineering
• Take emerging technologies from concept through real-world deployment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own initiatives from technical definition through development, validation, release, and deployment
• Set technical direction for robotic perception, object understanding, localization, mapping, and other AI-enabled capabilities
• Guide the integration of machine-learning technologies into production robotics systems
• Evaluate technologies and make architecture decisions based on performance, cost, and application requirements
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of AI/robotics engineers
• Promote strong engineering practices, technical ownership, and quality
• Establish priorities, milestones, resources, and risk-management plans
• Ensure solutions perform reliably in demanding industrial environments, support deployed products, and incorporate field feedback into future development

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, robotics, AI/ML, or a related technical field
• Strong understanding of robotic perception and physical-world AI, with experience in areas such as obstacle detection, object recognition, pose estimation, etc.
• Experience using simulation or virtual environments for robotics development, testing, or synthetic-data generation; familiarity with NVIDIA Isaac is highly valuable.
• Understanding of modern AI/ML techniques applied to robotics, including emerging multimodal or vision-language-action technologies.
• Experience taking technical concepts from development through release and supporting systems in customer or field environments.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, including managing priorities, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Experience managing and developing technical engineering teams strongly preferred.
• Strong mentoring, hiring, communication, and team-development skills desired.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work effectively across technical and business functions.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This full-time position offers an annual base salary up to $35k, commensurate with experience plus bonus potential and equity. The organization provides a robust benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage in addition to paid time off.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America . Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times . Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.