Senior System Architect - Mechanics, Software, Electronics ID39793

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior System Architect to pioneer the design of an ultra-precise measurement system. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across mechanics, optics, software, and electronics, shaping the future of advanced technology. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, guiding teams through complex challenges and ensuring that every subsystem integrates seamlessly. If you have a passion for systems thinking and a vision for what's possible, this is the role for you. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will have a significant impact on cutting-edge projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading system architecture for complex hardware products.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, optical, software, and electronics integration.

Responsibilities

• Architect the next generation of a multi-domain measurement system.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure integrated design and performance.

Skills

System Architecture

Mechanical Engineering

Optical Engineering

Software Development

Electronics Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in a related field

Tools

CAD Software

Simulation Tools

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Senior System Architect - Mechanics, Software, Electronics ID39793, Oxfordshire

Client: Human Talent

Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

What happens when you bring together ultra-fine mechanical movement, high-speed optics, real-time software, and razor-sharp electronics — and try to make them behave like one coherent, perfectly balanced system?

That’s the puzzle. That’s the platform. That’s the job.

We're looking for a Senior System Architect to sit at the centre of a technically wild, cross-disciplinary product — a precision hardware platform used in one of the most advanced and fast-evolving industries on the planet.

This isn’t architecture in the “draw a block diagram” sense. This is steering the whole machine — defining how every subsystem connects, performs, and evolves.

What You’ll Be Driving

• Architecting the next generation of an ultra-precise, multi-domain measurement system.
• Translating mechanical, optical, software, and electronics inputs into one elegant, integrated design.
• Setting the technical vision and roadmap — not just for what works now, but what’s possible next.
• Leading the way on trade-offs, interfaces, tolerances, and performance limits — and helping teams make the right calls early.
• Acting as a cross-functional unifier between R&D, applications, and engineering — guiding what gets built and how.
• Embedding clarity and structure into a complex product — through documentation, interface control, and systemic thinking.

Why This Role?

Because there are very few places where:

• You get to work across all four engineering domains — mechanics, optics, code, and circuits.
• The stakes are high, the tech is real, and your decisions have product-wide impact.
• You’re not just a cog in a machine — you’re the person defining how the machine works.

This is a role for the systems thinker. The integrator. The architect who can zoom out to see the whole, but who still knows what goes wrong when a cable bends wrong or a latency slips past tolerance.

• You’ve led or owned system architecture in a complex hardware product — maybe instrumentation, robotics, aerospace, or semiconductor tools.
• You speak the language of mechanical precision, optical alignment, firmware behaviour, and analog noise, even if you’re not coding or building.
• You know how to work across disciplines — and how to align passionate experts behind a single, smart system.
• You’ve got roadmap vision, performance intuition, and a love of clarity in documentation and design.

Curious?

We don’t expect a perfect match — we’re looking for interesting, interested, and architectural at heart. Let’s talk.