Senior Director, Applied Science - Robotics

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
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$190,000–$414,400 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Applied Science - Robotics

As Senior Director, Applied Science - Robotics, you will lead a high-impact organization dedicated to advancing robotics strategy and delivering the technical, operational, and organizational capabilities required to manage robotic systems at scale. You will lead teams of scientists, data engineers, and machine learning engineers to build production-ready capabilities in perception, sensor fusion, multimodal AI, embodied AI, robot planning, mission execution, telemetry, digital twins, and cloud services. The role requires expertise in multi-sensor fusion, real-time signals, reinforcement learning, and inference design while managing data quality standards and evaluation protocols. You will bridge the gap between scientific innovation and practical product delivery by translating complex research into scalable, commercially viable solutions. Key technical domains include computer vision, signal processing, statistical modeling, and software engineering to solve challenges in robotics infrastructure and automated systems.

What you'll do

  • Set the scientific and technical direction for robotics, perception, and embodied AI initiatives.
  • Lead teams of scientists and engineers in research programs involving multi-sensor fusion, reinforcement learning, and planning.
  • Drive the development of AI capabilities for robotic systems including data collection, model training, and inference design.
  • Translate scientific advancements into scalable, reliable, and marketable products aligned with customer needs.
  • Define dataset strategies, quality standards, evaluation protocols, and operational feedback loops to guide technical decisions.
  • Establish standards for reliability, safety, security, and production readiness across all robotics systems.
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop senior scientists and engineers while raising the bar for research rigor.
  • Identify opportunities for patents, publications, and white papers while managing budgets and portfolio priorities.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 15+ years of experience in robotics, machine learning, AI, computer vision, or related technical fields.
  • Must have experience leading applied science, research, machine learning, or engineering teams through complex programs to production delivery.
  • Must be able to guide high-complexity technical decisions and communicate AI strategy to executive and cross-functional audiences.
  • Must have experience delivering AI, robotics, perception, embodied AI, or multimodal systems into production environments.
  • A Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or Engineering is preferred.
  • Preferred experience leading R&D within cloud services, AI platforms, or robotics organizations.
  • Preferred experience with commercial robot platforms, SDKs/APIs, simulation environments, and telemetry systems.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

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