Faris Habbaba

Faris Habbaba joined iRobot as chief research and development officer in June 2021 and is responsible for driving technology development and advanced research to support product roadmaps and the company’s leadership position. Prior to joining iRobot, Faris served as vice president of engineering at Zebra Technologies from 2016-2021 where he managed a global team of more than 1,000 software and hardware engineers, driving innovation and enabling record growth through the scaling of software and hardware products. Earlier in his career, Faris held engineering, supply chain, product management and business leadership roles at Motorola Solutions in North America and EMEA. Faris holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida and has been awarded more than a dozen U.S. and international patents.