Staff Engineer, Vehicle Integration Lead

Companies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

27 days of annual leave (increasing to

higher tenure

Pension scheme + private medical &

Dental insurance

Learning & development support

Hybrid working setup

Salary bands & development talks

Relocation support where applicable

Job summary

ARX Robotics is seeking a Vehicle Integration Lead to serve as the technical authority for making customer vehicles safe, reliable, and integral to our Mithra OS ecosystem. You will own the entire technical journey from feasibility with OEMs to commissioning and field testing of autonomous systems.

This hands-on role spans mechanical, electrical, and software domains, ensuring robust, testable, mission-ready assets across vehicle platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience integrating complex systems on robotics, automotive, defense, or industrial vehicles.
• Proven ability to design and implement vehicle electrical networks including CAN, LIN, Ethernet.
• Experience collaborating with OEM engineering teams and navigating technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical integration of customer vehicles into Mithra OS-powered platforms.
• Lead assessments of new vehicle platforms and define integration paths.
• Design and implement physical and mechatronic integrations for power, sensors, and compute hardware.
• Develop and maintain low-level vehicle control interfaces (CAN, LIN, ETH).
• Define and execute verification and validation plans from bench tests to field trials.
• Coordinate with OEMs, internal teams, and partners to resolve complex integration challenges.
• Create tools, documentation, and reusable methods to scale future fleet integrations.

Skills

Vehicle integration

CAN

LIN

FlexRay

Automotive Ethernet

Power distribution

Sensors

Compute hardware

OEM engagement

Tools

CAN

LIN

FlexRay

Automotive Ethernet

Job description

About the Role

As our Vehicle Integration Lead, you will be the technical authority responsible for making customer vehicles a safe, reliable, and integral part of our Mithra OS ecosystem. Mithra is our ARX Software Stack that transforms legacy fleets with AI-driven autonomy and standardized software, ensuring seamless integration and unmatched adaptability for complex missions. You will own the entire technical journey, from initial feasibility studies with vehicle OEMs to the final commissioning and field testing of fully integrated autonomous systems.

This is a deeply hands-on systems engineering role for someone who loves to bridge the gap between complex machinery and intelligent software. You will be accountable for the entire vehicle platform—spanning mechanical, electrical, and software domains—ensuring that every vehicle we touch is a robust, testable, and mission-ready asset.

What You’ll Build

• Own the end-to-end technical integration of customer vehicles, transforming them into intelligent platforms powered by our Mithra OS.
• Lead the deep-dive technical assessments of new vehicle platforms, defining the precise path forward for integration with our autonomy stack.
• Design and implement the physical and mechatronic systems that bring our technology to life, including computers, sensors, networks, and power systems.
• Develop the low-level vehicle control software and interfaces (CAN, LIN, ETH) that enable safe and reliable drive-by-wire and teleoperation capabilities.
• Define and execute rigorous verification and validation plans, from bench tests to live field trials in challenging environments.
• Act as the central technical hub, coordinating with vehicle OEMs, internal engineering teams, and partners to solve complex integration challenges.
• Create the tools, documentation, and reusable methods that will scale our integration capabilities for future fleets.

What You Bring

• Significant hands-on experience integrating and troubleshooting complex systems on robotics, automotive, defense, or industrial vehicles.
• Expertise in vehicle electrical and network architectures, including CAN, LIN, Flexray, and Automotive Ethernet.
• Practical, real-world skill in designing and implementing physical integrations for power distribution, harnesses, sensors, and compute hardware.
• A cross-disciplinary mindset, with the ability to diagnose issues across mechanical, electrical, software, and networking domains.
• A strong sense of engineering judgment and a healthy skepticism, knowing when to proceed and when to challenge assumptions.
• Experience working directly with OEM engineering teams and navigating their technical documentation and support processes.
• A calm, methodical approach to solving tough problems in workshops, test facilities, and customer sites.

Please note: You do not need to meet every single requirement to apply. We welcome motivated candidates who are eager to grow into the role and develop their expertise further.

What We Offer

Join a mission-driven European defense tech company at a pivotal stage of growth, where you can help shape meaningful technology, take ownership early, and grow with the business!

• Competitive compensation package including a bonus opportunity
• 27 days of annual leave to start, increasing with tenure up to 30 days
• Enhanced pension scheme plus private medical and dental insurance
• Learning & development support and team events budget
• Hybrid working setup depending on role and team needs
• Structured salary bands, levelling framework, and bi-annual development conversations
• Referral bonus program, dog-friendly office, and relocation support where applicable

We recognise that members of the Armed Forces community may have unique career paths and may face particular challenges due to service life. We welcome applications from members of our Armed Forces Community and will take relevant circumstances into account during our recruitment process.

Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and used only to help us understand any context we should consider, such as career gaps or frequent relocations, all with the aim of ensuring members of the Armed Forces community are not unfairly disadvantaged.

About Us

ARX is a dual-use technology company that specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems and sensors for the European defence sector. Our dual-use unmanned ground systems and sensors assist NATO Armies and civilian first responders in tackling their most challenging problems by providing them with training and information to make better decisions and take effective actions in life-or-death situations.
As our team continues to expand rapidly, we are seeking motivated candidates who are excited to work in a highly energetic, creative, and innovative team dedicated to developing autonomous systems for challenging environments. We operate in a dynamic sector where collaboration, sharing innovative ideas, and developing novel problem-solving strategies are ingrained in our work culture.
ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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