Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Job Description

This Scrum Master role focuses on facilitating agile ceremonies for individual hardware and robotics subsystem teams, ensuring smooth collaboration across cross-functional groups and protecting the Product Owner’s time for strategic work such as requirements, stakeholder engagement, and roadmap planning.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies for hardware and robotics subsystem teams, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Plan and manage all ceremony logistics, including scheduling meetings, defining agendas, and setting up tooling to support effective collaboration.
• Protect the Product Owner’s time by handling ceremony and planning logistics, enabling the Product Owner to focus on requirements, stakeholders, and roadmap activities.
• Coordinate and support multiple interconnected subsystem teams working on robotics, sensors, controls, software applications, and remote support infrastructure.
• Promote agile best practices within hardware development teams and encourage continuous improvement in team processes and communication.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to remove impediments, improve workflows, and ensure alignment across disciplines.
• Use Jira and other agile tools to organize work, track progress, and maintain transparency on team commitments and delivery.

Essential Skills

• At least 3 years of experience facilitating Scrum and agile ceremonies for hardware development teams.
• Hardware development experience
• Hands-on experience with Jira for agile planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I).
• Experience working with robotics projects or robotics-related systems.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across disciplines such as robotics, sensors, controls, software, and support.
• Strong organizational and communication skills to manage ceremony logistics and support team collaboration.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience applying agile practices in complex, multi-subsystem environments.
• Familiarity with sensors, controls, software applications, and remote support infrastructure in a robotics context.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Comfort facilitating meetings and guiding discussions to keep teams focused and productive.

Work Environment

This is a fully onsite role in a growing company that builds a Titan robotic construction printer composed of multiple interconnected subsystems, including robotics, sensors, controls, software applications, and remote support infrastructure. You will work closely with hardware and robotics teams in a collaborative environment where agile practices are central to daily operations. The company offers 10 paid holidays and 1 week of PTO, ideally used during a holiday shutdown in December, and provides opportunities for upward mobility and professional growth.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Austin, Texas.

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Austin,Texas.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 18, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Salary : $70 - $80