Founding CTO Physical AI Platform

About the Role We're building a deployment assurance and verification platform for industrial automation and Physical AI. We're looking for someone to own the technical directionshape the architecture, drive the roadmap, and build alongside the founding team from day one. You'd be responsible for: Technical strategy and architectural decisionsCore platform systems for verification and deploymentWorking directly with pilots and early adoptersDefining what the product becomes Why This Matters Industrial automation and robotics deployment remain brittle. Teams still rely on manual testing, incomplete commissioning handovers, and ad-hoc proof methods before go-live. We're building the software that changes thatstarting with a monetizable product layer that solves real pain today, while working toward a longer-term vision in Physical AI systems. We have active pilots running now. This is not vaporware. Who We're Looking For Strong engineering or research background in robotics, autonomy, control systems, or related domainsYou've worked on hard technical problemsnot just product featuresYou care about building a company around those problems, not just individual contributionsYou think operationally: shipping matters, but correctness matters moreBackground from places like MIT, Stanford, CMU, TUM, Berkeley, or similar research/engineering depth is a signal, but we care more about what you've actually built Domain familiarity (controls, V&V, commissioning, industrial automation) is a plus but not required if the core fundamentals are there. What We Offer Equity and genuine technical ownershipA small, focused founding teamAccess to real pilot data and customer feedback from day oneAutonomy to shape the technical directionA hard problem that mattersCTO/CPO possibility open depending on fit and experience How to Apply If this resonates, apply with your background and what drew you to robotics/Physical AI work. Brief is finetell us what you've built and why you want to build this next. .