Robotics Systems Tech Lead - Scale Autonomous Construction

LAYERED GmbH; Schweiz; On-site; EUR 150,521 - 204,278; Full time

Job summary

LAYERED GmbH in Lupfig, Switzerland, is seeking a Tech Lead to shape the long-term technical direction at the intersection of robotics, hardware and software. You will own system architecture, guide engineering execution, and help scale a growing fleet of autonomous construction robots.

This foundational role requires hands-on ownership, mentoring across disciplines, and the ability to translate product needs into engineering priorities while building a scalable engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in robotics, mechatronics, or autonomous systems.
• Experience building and deploying real-world robotic systems.
• Ability to work across hardware and software boundaries.
• Experience making system-level architecture decisions.
• Experience scaling engineering teams or complex products.
• Comfortable in an early-stage startup environment.
• Hands-on mindset, with robots in lab and on site.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain overall system architecture for the robotics platform.
• Align architecture with hardware, controls, perception and planning.
• Transition research prototypes to product-ready systems.
• Establish standards for reliability, safety, and maintainability.
• Shape technical roadmap aligned with product goals.
• Translate commercial needs into engineering priorities.
• Balance long-term vision with short-term delivery.
• Mentor engineers across software, controls, perception, and mechatronics.
• Improve development processes, documentation and testing.
• Support hiring and technical evaluation.
• Be the technical reference during complex integration or deployment.
• Help evolve the engineering structure as the company grows.
• Contribute to building a scalable engineering culture.
• Support communication with partners, customers and investors.

Skills

Robotics experience

Mechatronics

Hardware–software integration

System architecture decisions

Scaling teams

Startup environment

Hands-on with robots

English proficiency

Job description

LAYERED GmbH in Lupfig, Switzerland, is seeking a Tech Lead to shape the long-term technical direction at the intersection of robotics, hardware and software. You will own system architecture, guide engineering execution, and help scale a growing fleet of autonomous construction robots.

This foundational role requires hands-on ownership, mentoring across disciplines, and the ability to translate product needs into engineering priorities while building a scalable engineering culture.