Robotics Architect - Perception Remote

The opportunity

We are supporting an international engineering business building a new Physical AI and robotics capability in Germany.

They are looking for a senior Robotics Perception Architect who can shape complete perception solutions for autonomous machines operating in demanding, real-world environments. This is not a purely research-focused position. You will help customers define what should be built, make the key technical decisions and guide engineering teams through delivery.

The work will cover both new robotic platforms and the introduction of autonomous capabilities into existing industrial vehicles and equipment.

What you’ll be doing

Design perception architectures for autonomous vehicles, mobile robots and intelligent machinery
Define the complete journey from sensor input and data processing through to localisation, environmental understanding and decision-making
Select suitable combinations of cameras, LiDAR, radar, depth sensors and other sensing technologies
Create robust computer vision and sensor-fusion systems capable of operating outside controlled environments
Connect perception software with navigation, path planning, motion control and robotic manipulation systems
Decide how workloads should be distributed across embedded hardware, edge infrastructure and cloud platforms
Evaluate technical trade-offs involving accuracy, response time, compute availability, power consumption and operational safety
Establish approaches for training data, synthetic datasets, model validation, deployment and ongoing monitoring
Run technical discovery sessions with customers and convert operational challenges into practical engineering plans
Present architecture proposals, technology choices and development roadmaps to both engineering and senior client stakeholders
Support pre-sales activity through workshops, technical assessments and early-stage solution design
Lead design reviews and provide architectural direction to multidisciplinary robotics teams
Test emerging robotics and AI technologies through prototypes and proof-of-concept systems

What we’re looking for

Significant professional experience developing production software in C++ and Python
A strong background designing perception systems for robotics, autonomous vehicles or intelligent industrial machines
Previous responsibility as a Software Architect, System Architect, Technical Lead or Principal Engineer
Deep understanding of computer vision, machine learning and multi-sensor perception
Practical experience with ROS or ROS 2, OpenCV, PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
Knowledge of object detection, semantic or instance segmentation, tracking and scene understanding
Experience working with 3D sensor data, including point clouds, depth cameras or RGB-D inputs
Strong understanding of sensor fusion, localisation, mapping and SLAM
Familiarity with autonomous navigation, motion planning or robotic manipulation
Experience using simulation environments such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Blender, Gazebo, Genesis or comparable platforms
Knowledge of deploying AI models onto embedded, edge or cloud-based systems
Understanding of MLOps, automated testing, CI/CD and the monitoring of deployed perception models
Comfortable working in Linux-based development environments
The mathematical and algorithmic foundation needed to evaluate complex robotics systems
Confident leading technical conversations directly with customers
Professional German and English communication skills

Why consider it?

Help establish a growing Physical AI and robotics engineering function
Work across perception, autonomy, simulation, edge AI and real-world hardware
Influence projects from initial customer discovery through to production delivery
Solve problems involving complete robotic systems rather than one isolated software component
Remain technically close to the work while operating at architecture and customer level
Flexible working within Germany, with travel to customer facilities and engineering environments when required