Director, Advanced Robotics Systems

Director, Advanced Robotics Systems

Analog Garage
At the Analog Garage, we invent what's next. We are an innovation engine where small, highly interdisciplinary teams tackle hard problems, rapidly prototype novel technologies, and translate breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. If problem‑solving through teamwork is in your DNA—and you're excited by inventing new electromechanical systems that enable the future of robotics—this could be the perfect role for you. Our Advanced Robotics team is focused on creating foundational technologies that help our customers build smarter, more capable robotic systems that transform how work gets done.

As Director, Advanced Robotics Systems in the Analog Garage, you will both manage a team of engineers and research scientists and innovate, research, and deliver innovative designs and solutions. These solutions will address real-world customer challenges and help ADI customers build more capable, intelligent and differentiated robotic systems. We are looking for a hands‑on technical leader who can operate as a player‑coach: setting direction, developing talent, making sound system‑level decisions, and ensuring the team can move rapidly from ambiguous customer needs to working prototypes and scalable solutions.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Robotics Innovation.

• Lead a diverse interdisciplinary team to develop robotic systems and subsystems from concept through working prototype.
• Coach, recruit, and develop technical talent, fostering a culture of technical excellence, speed, learning, and accountability.
• Define and evolve the Advanced Robotics technology roadmap in partnership with Analog Garage leadership, customers, and ADI business units to identify unaddressed high‑value opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Drive architectural and system‑level decisions, balancing performance, complexity, scalability, reliability, and customer requirements.
• Communicate with the team the design intent, results, and tradeoffs clearly through sketches, slides, and reviews.
• Create automated testing frameworks to assure reliability and rapid iteration for proof‑of‑concept hardware and software, so that the team can validate architectures and system‑level assumptions.
• Coordinate the team's work and incorporate individual contributions to achieve team success in progressing complex robotics designs from zero through concept development, into experimental design, and delivering working prototypes.
• Communicate prototype plans, mechanisms, metrics, progress, and outcomes with key ADI stakeholders.
• Lead transitions of successful prototypes into customer demonstrations, pilot deployments, and productization pathways with ADI business units and customers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers, startups, universities, and strategic partners to identify emerging technologies and accelerate innovation.

• MS or PhD degree in Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, with 10+ years of relevant industry or applied research experience, including 5+ years leading interdisciplinary technical teams and complex technical programs.
• Deep expertise in robotics systems, including mechanical design, controls, software, algorithms, and system integration.
• Hands‑on experience crafting proof‑of‑concept models for systems including electromechanical and sensor prototypes.
• Solid understanding of hardware development principles and the ability to apply theory to real‑world product design.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, agile and highly cross‑functional organization.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly using clear, simple language and visuals.
• Experience with full product lifecycle and proficiency at completing tasks to meet milestones.
• Player - coach who has built robots and delivered them to