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CTO (f/m/d)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Munich
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Chief Technology Officer at TACTILIA, a deep-tech startup spun out of SCHUNK building an industry-ready robotic hand. The role owns technology strategy, product architecture and engineering execution to turn the robotic hand into a reliable, manufacturable, scalable industrial product.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Munich
- Languages
- English – fluent, German
What you'll do
- Define TACTILIA's technology strategy and product roadmap from the current platform to a scalable industrial product
- Lead the teams across project management, systems, mechanics, electronics, sensorics, embedded and robotics software, AI, product, applications and testing
- Own the system architecture and the interfaces between hardware, software, AI and applications
- Drive the transition from advanced prototypes to reliable, manufacturable, serviceable and customer-ready products
- Balance performance, reliability, cost, safety, manufacturability and speed of execution
- Recruit, develop and lead the engineering and product organization across Zurich and Munich
- Establish effective priorities, processes, decision-making structures and technical standards across the teams
- Manage engineering budgets, headcount and priorities in line with the company's product and business goals
- Translate customer requirements and field experience into product decisions and future technology direction
- Act as the technical face of the company with customers, partners, SCHUNK, investors and the robotics community
- Remain sufficiently hands-on to challenge important technical decisions and unblock the team when necessary
What we're looking for
- Deep practical understanding of both hardware and software, with credibility to guide experts across mechanics, electronics, sensors, embedded systems, controls, AI and applications
- Successfully led multidisciplinary teams, ideally with responsibility for 20 or more people, multiple functions and a significant budget
- Taken complex robotics, mechatronics, medical or industrial hardware from development or prototype stage into customer use, production or product maturity
- Can connect mechanics, electronics, sensing, control, software, AI and customer applications into a coherent product architecture
- Track record of recruiting strong people, developing leaders and creating a culture of ownership and high standards
- Experience from a startup, scale-up or industrial technology company and understanding of how to combine speed with disciplined execution
- Pragmatic, commercially aware and able to distinguish between the perfect solution and the right solution
- Can engage credibly with engineers, customers, executives, investors and industrial partners
- A degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, mechatronics or a related field is preferred
- Fluent in English and comfortable working across the Zurich and Munich locations
- German is an advantage
Nice to have
- Experience in humanoid or biomedical robotics, particularly with anthropomorphic mechanisms, sensor and actuator systems, robotic hands or tendon-driven devices
- Dexterous manipulation, grasp planning, or robotic hands
- Tactile sensing and contact-rich manipulation
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About TACTILIA
Build the hand. Define the standard. Shape what comes next.
Deep-tech startup spun out of SCHUNK, combining a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access with the speed and ambition of a deep-tech startup. It already has a product and customers ready to use it, and is launching now.
Mission
Building the industry-ready robotic hand that closes one of the biggest gaps in Physical AI.
Key facts
- Robotics
- Spun out of SCHUNK, the global market leader in gripping technology
- Combines a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access
- Already has a product and customers ready to use it
- Engineering and product organization across Zurich and Munich
Partners & customers
SCHUNK