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title: 'Production Supervisor — Sonny V2 Line (Robotics) at Tutor Intelligence'
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# Production Supervisor — Sonny V2 Line (Robotics) at Tutor Intelligence

- **Company:** Tutor Intelligence
- **Location:** Watertown, MA
- **Compensation:** $90k–$120k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-23
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tutorintelligence/6e32a351-f114-4654-9183-2f31ded57c53

## Job description

We believe general-purpose, generally-intelligent robots will be built in our lifetimes. Robots will work in our factories, move our goods, walk on our streets and eventually be in our homes. To build that future, research and deployment must work in lockstep: real-world operation must make the technology better, and better technology must make deployment easier. We're looking for the thinkers, builders, and leaders who want to be part of that loop.

Founded by MIT alumni and backed by over $40M from leading AI and robotics investors, we deploy real robotic systems directly into the facilities that power the physical economy. We don't just build robots — we build them, ship them, and keep them running.

## About Sonny

Sonny is Tutor's two-armed, human-like robot worker built for the warehouse. Powered by Tutor's own AI, Sonny can move through a facility on its own, pick items off shelves, and deliver completed orders — no programming required. Its first job is e-commerce order picking, with kitting and packaging work coming next. Sonny is built in Watertown, MA, and you'll supervise the line that builds it.

## The Role

We're looking for a Production Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operation of the Sonny V2 production line. You'll directly supervise a team of assembly and test technicians to deliver high-quality robots to our customers, on plan, and you'll build the spare-parts (FRU) kits that keep the deployed fleet running.

This role reports to the Head of Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Sonny ramps in Q2 2027. You'll join early, embedded with the Hardware and Production Engineering teams through the prototype and pre-production builds, and come out of them as the manufacturing organization's Sonny product expert — the person who knows every subassembly, every failure mode, and how to build the robot right. From there you'll turn prototype builds into repeatable procedures and grow the team from a handful of contract techs into a production cell that hits rate. This is a floor-first role — you'll spend your day on the line, building alongside your team when needed, not behind a desk.

## What You'll Do

Become the Sonny product expert

- Work directly with Hardware Engineering and Production Engineering through the prototype and pre-production runs, building units hands-on and learning the robot end to end
- Learn every subassembly, harness, test step, and known failure mode well enough to train and troubleshoot without Engineering support
- Capture what you learn as build notes, defect logs, and manufacturability feedback that shape the production-ready design and process
- Become the first point of contact on the floor for any Sonny build or test question

Lead the team on the floor

- Supervise, train, and develop a team of assembly and test technicians dedicated to Sonny; get a new tech productive in a week
- Run the daily rhythm of the line: standups, build targets, escalations, and end-of-shift handoffs
- Hold the standard on safety, quality, and workmanship — and coach every tech to it
- Handle scheduling, timekeeping, performance feedback, and cross-training so the line never depends on one person
- Participate in hiring and onboarding as the team grows

Execute the build plan

- Turn the monthly build plan into daily and weekly work assignments, and keep the line on schedule
- Track clear-to-build status and escalate material, tooling, or capacity gaps early enough to fix them
- Manage WIP and line balance so units move through assembly, bring-up, and test without piling up
- Report daily output, First Pass Yield, and on-time status, and drive the corrective actions on your line

Build the FRU kits

- Build Field Replaceable Units and spare-parts kits alongside production units, so every robot ships with the spares it needs and the field team never waits on Manufacturing
- Maintain FRU build cadences, inventory targets, and packaging/labeling standards with Supply Chain and Maintenance

Bring the line up, then make it repeatable

- Work with Production Engineering to develop, validate, and lock work instructions, test procedures, fixtures, and error-proofing for the Sonny V2 process
- Absorb design and BOM changes on a monthly cutover cadence without stalling the line
- Drive continuous improvement: flag recurring defects, eliminate waste, and reduce build hours per unit
- Ensure every unit is traceable in ION (our MES) from kitting through final acceptance

Work across the company

- Supply Chain: kitting, shortages, and NCMR dispositions
- Production Engineering: process bring-up, tooling, test coverage, and change control
- Deployment: ship dates, configuration, packaging, and what the customer needs on day one
- Hardware Engineering: manufacturability feedback that makes the next revision easier to build

## Requirements

- 5+ years leading technicians in a production or manufacturing environment as a lead or supervisor, including scheduling, training, and performance feedback
- Hands-on experience with production planning: translating a build schedule into daily work, tracking materials readiness, and hitting a delivery commitment
- Experience bringing up a new product or line, not just running a mature one
- Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, 5S, and root-cause problem solving, applied on a real floor
- Experience with an MES/ERP for work orders, traceability, and inventory
- Strong electromechanical assembly and test skills — you can read a drawing, a BOM, and a test log, and you know what good workmanship looks like
- Clear, direct communicator who can report status upward and set expectations with the team

Nice to haves

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management (a big plus)
- Robotics, automation, medical device, aerospace, or other low-volume, high-complexity electromechanical assembly
- Experience working with Engineering on prototype or pilot builds ahead of production release
- Experience building spare-parts or service kits for a deployed fleet
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Experience running a line through frequent engineering changes / NPI

## How We Work

- Research and deployment in lockstep. The line is where the technology meets reality. What you learn building Sonny feeds directly back into the next design.
- Obsessed with real-world impact. A robot only counts when it's working in a customer's facility. We measure ourselves on robots delivered and running, not units started.
- We build them, ship them, and keep them running. FRUs and field support are part of the job, not someone else's problem.
- Low ego, high ownership. People here are trusted to own real problems end to end. Titles don't decide who's right — the data does.
- Move fast without breaking quality. We ship on a schedule and we absorb change on a schedule. Neither is optional.

The Person

You've run a floor before and you know the job is people first, process second, and the numbers follow.

You want to know the product cold — not just how to build it, but why it's built that way and what breaks when it isn't.

You don't wait for a perfect process — you build with what's in front of you and improve it every week.

You treat a missed build target as a problem to solve, not a status to report.

You're calm when the BOM changes on a Tuesday, because you planned for it on Monday.

Most importantly, you want to be the person who built the line that put Sonny into the world.

## About Tutor Intelligence

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tutor Intelligence builds AI-powered robot workers for manufacturing and logistics, deploying intelligent physical automation that adapts to dynamic industrial environments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, total funding $78.7M)
- **Headquarters**: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
- **Founded**: 2021 (earliest corporate round)
- **Founders**: Josh Gruenstein (CEO) and Alon Kosowsky-Sachs (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Automation, Logistics & Warehousing
- Target customers: B2B – manufacturing plants, warehouses, 3PLs, and large-scale industrial operations (Enterprise)
- Mission or purpose statement: "To build fundamental AI technology to enable generally capable robot workers and partner with industry to deploy them" – solving the hardest problems in physical machine intelligence.

## Products & Services
- **[Cassie](https://tutorintelligence.com/)**: A purpose-built robot for material handling – palletizing, depalletizing, and case picking. Deployed in days, handles unlimited SKUs, works 24/7 with a simple tablet interface. Pricing starts at $14/hour per robot or per-pick models.
- **[Sonny](https://tutorintelligence.com/)**: A humanoid robot designed for the "messy middle" of manual labor – complex assembly, irregular tasks. Industrial-grade hardware, trained on internet-scale data. Available for deployment starting late 2026.
- **Platform & Fleet Management**: Full B2B logistics workflow automation (replen to picking to palletizing) with per-pick pricing, remote 24/7 support, and continuous AI improvements.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $78.7M (latest round: $40.5M venture round in June 2025; Series A $34M in December 2025 led by Union Square Ventures and Fundomo)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Union Square Ventures, Fundomo; partners with world’s largest 3PLs and brands (deployed in dozens of factories and warehouses)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 278.8% YoY to 69 employees (as of early 2026); 38 active job postings; monthly job postings up 40.7%; expanding into humanoid robotics with Sonny; offices across US, India, Canada, Portugal, South Africa.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deployment speed**: Robots are operational "in days" without changes to existing infrastructure – reads pallet specs like human workers.
- **Flexible pricing**: Per-hour ($14/hr) or per-pick models with no contract lock-in, lowering cost of fulfillment by 20%+.
- **AI-first approach**: Robots learn from human interaction in real environments, continuously improving via an intelligence platform.
- **Proven real-world impact**: Already deployed across dozens of facilities for major brands, not just pilots.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale deployments of Cassie across more warehouses and factories.
- Launch Sonny humanoid robot in late 2026 for complex manual tasks.
- Continue advancing physical AI research (founded out of MIT CSAIL) to expand robot capabilities into new industries.
- Grow the fleet and per-pick pricing model to capture more of the B2B logistics workflow.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced startup with deep roots in MIT CSAIL research – a blend of cutting-edge AI/robotics and real-world industrial impact.
- **Work model**: On-site in Watertown, MA (employees work from physical offices). Offices also in India, Canada, Portugal, South Africa.
- **Growth**: 278% YoY headcount growth, 38 open roles across engineering, research, sales, and operations – strong upward mobility.
- **Roles**: Robotics engineers, perception engineers, full-stack developers, research scientists, field technicians, account executives, and more.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but emphasis on 24/7 remote support, always-on AI improvements, and no contract lock-in suggests a team that values reliability and customer success.
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on solving hardest problems in machine intelligence; teams work at the edge of AI, robotics, and operations.

## Sources
1. [tutorintelligence.com](https://tutorintelligence.com/)
2. [tutorintelligence.com/about](https://tutorintelligence.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tutorintelligence)
4. [Built In Boston – Tutor Intelligence](https://www.builtinboston.com/company/tutor-intelligence)

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