Robotics Technical Systems Expert (m/f/d) - Europe

Qualcomm; München; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Germany GmbH is seeking a Robotics Technical Systems Expert to serve as the senior technical authority for robotics platforms in Europe. You will partner with customers, engineering, product management, and business teams to architect complete robotics solutions based on Qualcomm technologies.

The role spans compute, AI, perception, connectivity, safety, autonomy, cloud integration, and robotics software frameworks to enable strategic deployments and deliver reference architectures and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in robotics, EE, CS or related field.
• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, AI, CS, or Engineering.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, CS, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead technical advisor for robotics engagements across Europe.
• Define end-to-end robotics architectures using Qualcomm technologies.
• Support customer design activities from concept through production.
• Deliver executive technical briefings to strategic customers.

Skills

Robotics system architecture

AI & computer vision on edge

Customer-facing communication

Cross-domain integration HW/ SW/ Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics, EE, CS or related

Master's or PhD in Robotics, AI, CS or Engineering

PhD in Engineering, IS, CS or related

Tools

ROS2 ecosystems

Job description

Company: Qualcomm Germany GmbH

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary

The Robotics Technical Systems Expert serves as Qualcomm's senior technical authority for robotics platforms in Europe. This role partners with customers, engineering, product management, and business teams to architect complete robotics solutions based on Qualcomm technologies.

The successful candidate will help define system architectures spanning compute, AI, perception, connectivity, safety, autonomy, cloud integration, and robotics software frameworks while enabling strategic customer deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as lead technical advisor for major robotics engagements across Europe.
• Define end-to-end robotics architectures using Qualcomm technologies.
• Support customer design activities from concept through production.
• Guide customers in:
• AI inference architectures
• Sensor fusion
• Multi-camera systems
• SLAM and navigation
• ROS/ROS2 integration
• Connectivity (5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB)
• Cloud and edge architectures
• Lead architecture reviews with customers and internal teams.
• Work closely with Qualcomm engineering organizations to resolve complex technical issues.
• Identify gaps and opportunities for future platform development.
• Develop technical reference architectures and white papers.
• Support ecosystem partnerships involving sensors, middleware, autonomy software, and robotics frameworks.
• Deliver executive technical briefings to strategic customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience developing complex embedded systems or robotics platforms.
• Strong expertise in robotics system architecture.
• Experience with AI and computer vision deployment on edge devices.
• Ability to work across hardware, software, and cloud domains.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Robotics, AI, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• Deep expertise in ROS2 ecosystems.
• Experience with autonomous robot development.
• Knowledge of safety-critical systems and functional safety concepts.
• Experience with heterogeneous computing architectures including CPU, GPU, NPU, DSP, and real-time processing.
• Previous experience supporting Tier-1 industrial or robotics OEMs.

Minimum Qualifications (continued)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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