> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3266009-vp-of-industrial-engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3266009-vp-of-industrial-engineering). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # VP of Industrial Engineering - **Company:** Thehumanoid - **Location:** Greater London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Integration - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840643495-vp-of-industrial-engineering ## About the Role * 15+ years in engineering leadership, with a track record of shipping multi-disciplinary HW/SW/AI products at meaningful scale. * Software-biased background. Most of the long-term work here is software and AI - deployment, fleet learning, capability iteration. We need a leader whose center of gravity is software, with the HW and AI fluency to drive us to a world-class holistic product. * Deep understanding of the industrial market - what real industrial customers in logistics, manufacturing, automotive and adjacent verticals actually buy, integrate, and rely on. UK or EU industrial experience is a strong plus; US industrial deployment experience is equally valued. * Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrix - you have driven outcomes across teams you didn't directly manage, and you can show how. * You have taken product from zero to one, and have delighted customers with innovative solutions to solve their real pain points. * Deep technical credibility across HW, SW, and modern AI - enough to debate functional leads as a peer, not just review their work. * Comfort operating across distributed teams (London, Boston, Vancouver, San Diego). * Calibrated for the pace of a company moving from prototype to production at the same time it's raising and growing. ## Description Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That's why we've set out on a mission to build the world's most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We're bringing that mission to life with HMND-01 Alpha - our rapidly developed humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots - and we're growing the team to take it even further., You will be the single engineering owner of industrial product delivery - the person who, across hardware, software, AI, and system integration, makes sure what we ship is what our customers actually need, in the order they need it, on the timeline they need it. You won't run a siloed sub-org. You will work as a peer to our functional engineering leaders - hardware, software, AI, test - leading prioritization for engineers dedicated to the industrial product. Think of this as a technical GM for industrial: you own what and when; you partner with functional leads who own how. This role reports directly to the CTO. What you'll do * Own end-to-end engineering delivery for the industrial product - from design, through pilots, through scale and iteration in the field - across HW, SW, AI, and system integration & test. * Direct prioritization for the engineers hard-allocated to industrial across our matrixed functions (industrial / common / home). Partner closely with functional leads on shared platform work, and with Ops on manufacturing readiness. * Be the single source of truth on industrial engineering delivery and forward roadmap for the CEO, Commercial team, Product, and customers. * Build a delivery engine that releases production software on a fast, predictable cadence and that scales beyond the first industrial product line. ## Related Videos - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Industrial AI: Built for reality, operation, and people](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2074-industrial-ai-built-for-reality-operation-and-people) - [AI is dead, long live AK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1093-ai-is-dead-long-live-ak) - [Physical AI: The Era of Intelligent Machines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100141-physical-ai-the-era-of-intelligent-machines) - [The New Org Chart: When AI Joins the Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100036-the-new-org-chart-when-ai-joins-the-workforce) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [ I Gave a Video Editor More Autonomy Than a Trading Bot. 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