Hardware Architect - Cognitive Robotics (human)

Atlas Metrics; Riederich; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 vacation days

Competitive salary

Flexible hours

Zusammenfassung

Neura Robotics is seeking a Senior Hardware Architect to define the hardware blueprint for its cognitive robotics platform in Metzingen. You will own the top-level hardware architecture, key compute and power decisions, and cross‑discipline interfaces to ensure scalable, manufacturable systems.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in embedded hardware and a strong track record across EVT/DVT to production, with fluency in English and German as a practical advantage.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Aufgaben

• Define and maintain top-level hardware architecture for robot platform.
• Translate product requirements into hardware constraints and interfaces.
• Lead hardware architecture reviews and ensure design standards are followed.
• Select key platform components balancing performance and cost.
• Interface with software/AI teams to expose required hardware capabilities.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, and design-for-cost principles.
• Provide mentorship to electronics, firmware, and systems engineers.

Kenntnisse

Hardware architecture

Power electronics

Embedded compute

DFM/DFT

Cross-functional comms

Functional safety

Architecture governance

Mentorship

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD is a plus

Tools

CAD tools

3D printing

Jobbeschreibung

Hardware Architect - Cognitive Robotics (human)

Neura Robotics • Metzingen

This is where Artificial Intelligence comes to life

The Hardware Department is at the heart of developing our high-performance and innovative robots. It's in charge of designing, constructing, and optimizing the robot's physical components, including mechanical parts, sensors, and electrical systems. The team collaborates closely with other departments, like software development and product management, to ensure that the hardware aligns seamlessly with software and system requirements. This involves tasks like mechanical design and prototyping of components, using CAD tools and 3D printing technologies.

Full-time

Metzingen

from today

This is where Artificial Intelligence comes to life. The Hardware Department designs, constructs, and optimizes all physical components of our cognitive robots. As NEURA scales from prototype to production of five million robots, the decisions made at the architecture level today will shape the platform for years to come. The Hardware Architect is the person who makes those decisions — with the authority to define the blueprint and the accountability to make it work in the real world.

Your mission & challenges

You define the hardware blueprint for the world's most advanced cognitive robots.

NEURA's humanoid robot is a deeply complex cyber-physical system: distributed computing, high-density power electronics, a body‑area sensor network, real‑time actuation control, and a cognitive AI stack — all packed into a human‑scale form factor and designed for mass production. The Hardware Architect owns the overall hardware system architecture, translates product requirements into physical design constraints, and ensures that every sub‑system — from PCBAs to cabling to compute modules — fits coherently into a scalable, manufacturable whole.

• Hardware system architecture: Define and maintain the top‑level hardware architecture of the robot platform — compute topology (SoCs, MCUs, edge AI accelerators), power architecture (bus voltages, distribution, protection), communication backbone (EtherCAT, CAN‑FD, Ethernet, SerDes), and sensing architecture (sensor selection, placement, interface strategy).

• Requirements & partitioning: Translate product, performance, and safety requirements into hardware requirements; partition functionality across electronics, embedded software, and mechanical subsystems; manage technical interfaces between all hardware disciplines.

• Architecture governance: Lead hardware architecture reviews; define and enforce hardware design standards, interface control documents, and design rules across the electronics, firmware, and mechanical teams.

• Technology selection: Evaluate and select key platform components — compute SoCs, power management ICs, communication controllers, sensor ICs — balancing performance, availability, NRE cost, and long‑term scalability.

• Cross‑disciplinary integration: Serve as the primary technical interface between the hardware team and software/AI architecture teams; ensure the hardware platform exposes the right capabilities (memory bandwidth, I/O, compute) to meet AI inference and real‑time control requirements.

• DFM and scalability: Ensure architectural decisions are compatible with high‑volume manufacturing; drive design‑for‑reliability, design‑for‑testability (DFT), and design‑for‑cost principles from day one.

• Technical mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to senior electronics, firmware, and system engineers; support hiring and team growth in the hardware domain.

What we can look forward to

A rare combination: system‑level thinker and hands‑on hardware expert.

You are a senior hardware engineer or architect who has seen the full lifecycle of a complex embedded hardware product — from architecture concept through mass production — and who understands what it takes to get architecture right at each stage. You lead by technical authority, not organizational position, and you thrive in environments where the architecture is still being shaped.

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field; PhD is a plus but not required.

• 8+ years of professional experience in hardware development for complex embedded or cyber‑physical systems, with at least 3 years in a hardware architecture, lead engineer, or staff engineer role.

• Proven track record of defining and delivering multi‑disciplinary hardware system architectures — from concept through EVT/DVT and into production — for products combining high‑speed compute, power electronics, and real‑time sensing.

• Deep understanding of embedded compute platforms (ARM Cortex‑A/M, NVIDIA Jetson class, FPGA/eFPGA) and the trade‑offs between centralized and distributed compute topologies.

• Strong command of power system architecture: multi‑rail SMPS design, battery/BMS integration, load analysis, power sequencing, and EMC mitigation at the system level.

• Experience defining communication backbone architectures for real‑time distributed systems (EtherCAT, CAN‑FD, TSN Ethernet, SpaceWire, or similar).

• Familiarity with functional safety standards and the ability to translate safety requirements into hardware architecture constraints (redundancy, monitoring, safe states).

• Experience with DFM/DFT in high‑volume hardware — able to drive architecture choices that remain manufacturable and testable at scale.

• Strong cross‑functional communication skills: able to represent hardware architecture in discussions with product management, AI/software architects, supply chain, and executive leadership.

• Experience in robotics, automotive (ADAS/body electronics), aerospace, or industrial automation hardware is strongly preferred.

• Fluent English; German is a practical advantage.

What you can look forward to

Creative Freedom and Agility

Enjoy a dynamic, self‑reliant work culture with flat hierarchies, flexible hours, and 30 vacation days. Ideal for those seeking an inspiring professional setting, whether you're starting out or an experienced exec.

Passion for Winning

A passionate and highly skilled team of international experts aiming to redefine robot assistants.

Attractive Compensation

Enjoy a competitive salary package along with exclusive employee discounts.

One Team

Whether it's a summer party or company town hall meetings, we celebrate our successes together.

Professional Growth

Support for your personal and professional development.

Our values. The cornerstones of our success.

STRONGER TOGETHER

We are a team. We strive to achieve great things by promoting the success of our colleagues and partners.

PASSION DRIVES US

We strive for technological progress in order to give people back their valuable time for enjoyable activities.

MAKING A CHANGE

We strive to revolutionize the world of robotics by pushing the boundaries of technology every day.

TRUST AND HONESTY

We live a high level of appreciation through open communication and transparency.

WE SPEED THINGS UP

We do our best to always be two steps ahead. We achieve this through empowerment, freedom of action and personal responsibility.

WE ARE HUMAN

People are at the center of everything we do.

Our Location

Headquarters: Innovate in Riederich, Live in Metzingen and Stuttgart

Our headquarters in Metzingen and Riederich are the heart of our company. It's not just home to our offices, but also our production facilities, Academy, logistics, and Tech Labs—all working together to turn ideas into reality. Riederich itself is a small, peaceful town, just a kilometer away from Metzingen, a city with its own unique character. Metzingen is globally renowned as Outlet City, attracting visitors from all over the world. Here, you can enjoy exclusive designer stores in a relaxed and charming setting. The city also offers a variety of restaurants, cafés, and a down‑to‑earth Swabian coziness—perfect for unwinding after work.

Our application process

We ensure a transparent and efficient process and look forward to getting to know you during the application process.

Your insight into our daily work

Unsere Mission

David Reger

Gründer und CEO

“Our goal was to develop the world's first cognitive robot that can work with people, learn from them and provide them with targeted support. And that is exactly what we have achieved. But there is much more to come!”