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About Tutor We believe robots will be the next chapter in making physical labor safer and more affordable. But, nearly nine out of ten American factories and warehouses don’t have a single robot. Tutor Intelligence is changing that. We build robots that go straight into real factories and warehouses, to do real work, with real impact. Our robot Cassie does back-breaking work, moving boxes, pallets, and bulk goods for family-owned manufacturers to some of the largest brands in the world. Our robot Sonny does handwork, using two arms to achieve human-like dexterity in picking and packing. Every robot learns on the job, and each one we deploy makes the next one more capable, more affordable, and faster to put to work. Founded at MIT and headquartered in Watertown, MA, we do it all in-house: the robotics hardware, the machine learning, and the field deployment and service. We’re a team of researchers, engineers, technicians, operators, and sellers who love building things and solving hard problems. Our mission is grand: robots everywhere, for the common good, raising the standard of living across North America, and then the world. The Role Tutor is hiring a Head of Engineering to run the operational side of our engineering organization, as a partner to our CTO. The CTO sets technical direction and leads the company's longer-term bets. You make engineering run: the roadmap, hiring, team structure, performance, and the way we work. The team is about 35 engineers across software and hardware today and will grow substantially. We care about speed, about using AI throughout engineering, and about keeping things easy for the people doing the work. You report to the CTO. What You'll Do Own the roadmap: Set quarterly priorities and keep engineering delivering against business outcomes Grow the team: Lead recruiting and build the organization as the company scales Run the organization: Set team structure, manage performance, and develop engineering leaders Shape how we work: Own the engineering process, with speed, AI and ease as its goals Partner across the company: Work with the CTO on technical direction and with the leadership team on priorities What We're Looking For You have led an engineering organization through significant growth You have run software and hardware engineering, or software engineering at a company that ships hardware You have worked closely with a technical founder or CTO You are a strong operator: planning, hiring, and running a team well You bring AI into how engineering works and support the people pushing it Nice to Have Experience in robotics, manufacturing, or products deployed in the field Experience building an organization from tens to hundreds of engineers Why Tutor? Whether you’re designing robots, closing deals, running deployments, or creating the processes that help us scale, your work doesn’t sit on a shelf. It shows up on real production floors, making physical work safer and more affordable. Our team of 160+ is driven by curiosity and a genuine love of building. Everyone here takes real ownership, learns fast, and holds a high bar while having each other’s backs. If you love hard problems and creating things that didn’t exist before, you’ll fit right in. Benefits We take care of our team so they can do their best work. At Tutor, you’ll get: Fully employer-covered health insurance, so you’re protected without the premium. A managed 401(k) to help you plan for the future. Generous time off: unlimited PTO and all federal holidays off for full-time salaried employees, and 16+ days of accrued paid time off plus 1.5x pay on federal holidays for hourly employees. Regular in-office meals and team social events throughout the year. As Tutor grows, so will our benefits. We’re continuing to invest in ways to support our team at work and beyond. Tutor Intelligence is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

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Own the roadmap: Set quarterly priorities and keep engineering delivering against business outcomes
Grow the team: Lead recruiting and build the organization as the company scales
Run the organization: Set team structure, manage performance, and develop engineering leaders
Shape how we work: Own the engineering process, with speed, AI and ease as its goals
Partner across the company: Work with the CTO on technical direction and with the leadership team on priorities
You have led an engineering organization through significant growth
You have run software and hardware engineering, or software engineering at a company that ships hardware
You have worked closely with a technical founder or CTO
You are a strong operator: planning, hiring, and running a team well
You bring AI into how engineering works and support the people pushing it

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Experience in robotics, manufacturing, or products deployed in the field
Experience building an organization from tens to hundreds of engineers

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