Senior Embedded Systems Architect: Platform & System Lead

Daikin Europe; Gent; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Daikin Europe is seeking a Senior Embedded System Architect in Ghent to act as the technical authority for the embedded systems under your responsibility. You will ensure architectural choices are scalable and aligned with Daikin’s long‑term strategy, and you will oversee development from a system and architecture perspective rather than day‑to‑day coding.

You will translate business, product, quality and regulatory requirements into clear architectural concepts and system specifications, review

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electronics, Embedded Systems, ICT or related field.
• Extensive experience with embedded systems, hardware and software.
• Proven experience in system-level or software architecture roles for embedded products.
• Comfortable working on a conceptual/abstract level while staying connected to real-world implementations.
• Strong communicator capable of aligning technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Enjoys working in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Proactive mindset and ability to shape long-term technical strategies.

Responsabilités

• Defining and maintaining the overall embedded system architecture, covering hardware, software, interfaces and connectivity.
• Translating business, product, quality and regulatory requirements into clear architectural concepts and system specifications.
• Making and documenting architectural trade-offs with regard to performance, cost, reliability, safety, cybersecurity and maintainability.
• Providing technical guidance to internal development teams and steering external development partners to ensure alignment with the defined architecture.
• Reviewing system designs, technical proposals and implementation choices from suppliers and internal teams.
• Taking ownership of architectural decisions throughout the complete product lifecycle.
• Supporting projects by analysing complex system issues, proposing robust solutions and ensuring correct prioritisation and implementation.
• Driving platform thinking and reuse across products where possible.
• Following technological evolutions and industry trends, and proactively proposing improvements to Daikin’s embedded architectures.
• Acting as a technical mentor for junior engineers and architects.

Connaissances

Embedded systems

System architecture

Hardware design

Software architecture

Stakeholder comms

Formation

Master's in Electronics/Embedded Systems/ICT

Description du poste

Daikin Europe is seeking a Senior Embedded System Architect in Ghent to act as the technical authority for the embedded systems under your responsibility. You will ensure architectural choices are scalable and aligned with Daikin’s long‑term strategy, and you will oversee development from a system and architecture perspective rather than day‑to‑day coding.

You will translate business, product, quality and regulatory requirements into clear architectural concepts and system specifications, review