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Lawrence Harvey

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CTO - AgriTech Start-up (Portugal)

Are you a hands-on robotics leader who wants to build a category-defining product that transforms agriculture?

A fast-growing early-stage AgriTech startup is looking for a hands-on CTO to lead the development of a world-first AI-powered autonomous sprayer for berry tunnels and greenhouse crops.

This is a rare opportunity to take a validated prototype (TRL-4) and transform it into a certifiable, scalable, manufacturable platform (TRL-6), while building and leading the engineering team that will bring it to market.

The right candidate will thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment, enjoy being hands-on with robotics code as much as defining the technical strategy, and want to make a tangible difference in sustainable agriculture.

What you'll be doing:

• Own full system architecture: autonomy, perception, AI disease detection, spraying systems, software, and firmware
• Hands-on development in autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments
• Design and implement localisation and mapping (SLAM, visual odometry, LiDAR fusion); and integrate multi-sensor setups (LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, ToF, ultrasonic)
• Build and maintain motion planning, trajectory generation, and path-following systems
• Develop and manage robot control architectures (ROS2, NAV2, real-time systems)
• Take the system through certification: CE Machinery Regulation, ISO 25119/18497 compliance
• Build and manage a multidisciplinary team of robotics, AI, mechanical, and electronics engineers
• Lead field validation, reliability testing, and industrialisation
• Contribute to patent strategy and IP generation and define the technical roadmap, milestones, and quality standards

What we're looking for:

• 6+ years in robotics engineering; 3+ years in a senior/lead role
• Hands-on experience with autonomous robots in semi-structured environments (AgriTech is ideal)
• Strong ROS2, real-time control, autonomy, perception, and coding skills (C++, Python)
• Experience shipping complex robotic systems from prototype field manufacturing
• Start-up experience or entrepreneurial mindset
• Passion for sustainable agriculture and building impact-driven technology

Why this role:

5-8% ESOP + salary.

Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a mission-driven startup

Lead a fast-moving, multidisciplinary engineering team

HQ in Porto, Portugal.

Apply now to be at the forefront of a cutting-edge AgriTech startup.

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Porto (Portugal)