Robotics Solutions Architect

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Define full-stack robotics architectures spanning sensors, perception, localization, planning, control, and actuation.
• Design Sense–Think–Act pipelines with strict latency and determinism constraints.
• Evaluate hardware/software partitioning, especially CPU vs GPU vs FPGA mapping.
• Lead technical engagements with robotics customers and translate requirements into architecture proposals and solution roadmaps.
• Deliver technical presentations, executive briefings, system-level design recommendations, and competitive positioning vs GPU/CPU alternatives.
• Drive Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development to validate architecture and performance, and collaborate with engineering teams to build demos.
• Analyze robotics market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to define solution stacks (hardware + software + middleware).
• Develop reference architectures for key segments and contribute to white papers, technical blogs, and training materials.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years experience in robotics, AI systems, or solutions architecture.
• Strong expertise in one or more domains: Robotics systems and AI/ML for robotics.
• Experience with:
  • ROS / ROS2
  • FPGA platforms (RTL, HLS) – Preferred, but not mandatory
  • Real-time control systems and deterministic processing
  • E2E robotics control loop architecture
  • World modeling and point cloud generation
  • Motion planning
  • Physical AI SDK
• Familiarity with:
  • Sensor fusion, localization, motion planning, control loops
  • VLA and VLM models
• 30% travel required.

Pay

The pay range below is for Bay Area, California only. Actual salary may vary based on job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, and trainings. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$187,000 - $270,700 USD

Schedule

Regular shift (Shift 1).