Senior Embedded Systems Architect — Lead System Design

Daikin Europe; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin Europe is seeking a Senior Embedded System Architect who will serve as the technical authority for embedded systems within the EDC department. The role focuses on system and architecture oversight rather than day-to-day coding, guiding both internal teams and external partners to ensure architectural alignment.

You will define the overall embedded system architecture, translate requirements into concepts, and drive platform reuse and robust trade-offs across hardware and software domains.

Qualifications

• Experience with embedded systems hardware and software
• Proven system-level or software architecture experience for embedded products
• Ability to communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall embedded system architecture (hardware, software, interfaces, connectivity).
• Translate business and product requirements into clear architectural concepts and specifications.
• Make and document architectural trade-offs for performance, cost, safety and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams and steer external development partners to align with architecture.
• Review system designs and implementation choices from suppliers and internal teams.
• Take ownership of architectural decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive platform thinking and reuse across products where possible.
• Follow technology trends and propose improvements to Daikin’s embedded architectures.
• Mentor junior engineers and architects to grow architectural competence.

Skills

Embedded systems

System architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Electronics/Embedded Systems/ICT or related field

Job description

Daikin Europe is seeking a Senior Embedded System Architect who will serve as the technical authority for embedded systems within the EDC department. The role focuses on system and architecture oversight rather than day-to-day coding, guiding both internal teams and external partners to ensure architectural alignment.

You will define the overall embedded system architecture, translate requirements into concepts, and drive platform reuse and robust trade-offs across hardware and software domains.