(Senior) Technical Demo & Event Manager – Robotics (human)

The role

You will take technical ownership of robot demos and live showcases at trade fairs, exhibitions, and customer events. This includes planning, setting up, and operating robots, humanoids, AMRs, and complete application setups.

What you will do

• Take technical ownership of all robot demos and live showcases at events.
• Plan and coordinate demo setups with robots, humanoids, AMRs, and connected systems.
• Ensure demos are technically functional, safe, stable, and understandable.
• Define technical requirements including space, power, network, and safety areas.
• Coordinate demo preparation including testing, documentation, packing, and spare parts.
• Manage technical setup and commissioning on-site.
• Oversee technical operation during events and solve technical issues.
• Work with application engineering, product management, R&D, sales, and marketing.
• Create and maintain demo readiness processes, checklists, and test plans.
• Support sales and marketing with technical explanations.

Required qualifications

• Several years of experience in robotics, automation, application engineering, mechatronics, technical project management or a comparable technical field.
• Experience preparing and operating complex technical systems in customer-facing or live demonstration environments.
• Solid understanding of robots, AMRs, humanoids, automation systems, sensors, end-effectors, software applications and system integration.
• Confident in hands-on technical work including setup, testing, troubleshooting and on-site support.
• Understanding of how hardware, software, safety, logistics and application requirements come together in a live demo setup.
• Ability to manage several demos, deadlines, stakeholders and priorities at the same time.
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and find practical solutions.
• Ability to identify risks early and prepare backup plans.
• Structured, reliable, and hands-on with a strong sense of ownership.
• Passionate about robotics, humanoids, AMRs, AI and future automation technologies.
• Ability to explain technical topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• German is an advantage

About the company

At NEURA Robotics, live demos and exhibitions are where our technology becomes visible.