Deployment Team Lead

Description:

Mentee Robotics is redefining humanoid automation with an AI-first approach, integrating cutting-edge perception, reasoning, and dexterous manipulation into a fully autonomous humanoid robot that continuously adapts and learns. Our flagship product, Menteebot v3, is designed to seamlessly integrate into industrial, logistics, and retail environments, performing complex tasks with human-like adaptability

As Deployment Team Lead you will own Mentee's most visible engineering surface — every live robot moment the world sees. You will build and run a small, high-stakes team responsible for turning Menteebot's newest capabilities into reliable, repeatable external demonstrations.

The role demands both hands-on engineering ability and the organizational range to coordinate across engineering, creative, and logistics stakeholders — with the composure to deliver flawlessly under high-stakes conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead planning and execution of high-impact robot demonstrations, from concept through on-site delivery.

• Serve as the primary technical operator and on-site lead for all external robot appearances.

• Coordinate across engineering, creative, and logistics stakeholders to ensure consistent, repeatable execution.

• Work with engineering leadership to prioritize capabilities for external showcase and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Develop test plans, rehearsal procedures, and readiness checklists for assigned demonstrations.

• Translate demonstration learnings into structured feedback for the engineering organization.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of work experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or AI-integrated physical systems

• Experience leading a small technical team or owning a technical program end-to-end

• Engineering degree

• Demonstrable track record owning high-visibility technical projects under tight constraints

• Experience with Python, C++, and Linux across the full robotics stack

• Hands-on experience integrating ML/CV models on real hardware

• Experience coordinating releases across independent engineering teams

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills

• Calm, decisive judgment under pressure

Advantages:

• Experience working alongside professional creative or production teams