Systems Architect / Chief Systems Architect

Hyper Lychee Labs; India; Remote; INR 19,531,000 - 39,062,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyper Lychee Labs is seeking senior professionals to lead Systems Architecture for a remote AI training project. You will define architectures across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing domains, coordinating experts and setting technical objectives.

Your role includes guiding trade studies, interface management, and architectural reviews from concept to deployment, with a strong emphasis on clear engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience leading system architecture efforts across disciplines.
• Experience owning architecture of complex engineering systems.
• Strong expertise in trade studies, interfaces, and architecture reviews.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design and define architectures for multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Translate objectives into defined boundaries, subsystems, interfaces and constraints.
• Break down complex problems into actionable tasks with clear deliverables and responsibilities.

Skills

Systems architecture leadership

Architectural ownership

System architecture design

Interface management

Architecture reviews

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree or PhD in relevant field

Tools

Model-based systems engineering

SysML

Architecture modeling tools

Job description

Experience: Substantial professional experience in Systems Architecture / Technical Leadership

Location: Remote

Engagement Type: Contract

Openings: 30

Compensation: $150–$300/hour

Job Description

We are looking for experienced Systems Architects or Chief Systems Architects to support an AI training project focused on complex, real-world engineering workflows.

In this role, you will draw on your experience defining system architectures from leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to design realistic tasks, coordinate contributions from domain experts, and establish clear technical objectives and evaluation criteria. Your expertise will help improve how AI systems reason about architecture, interfaces, dependencies, and engineering trade-offs.

Scope of Work

• Design realistic engineering projects requiring architectural decisions across multiple disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical, hardware, software, and manufacturing.
• Translate project objectives into system architectures with defined boundaries, subsystem responsibilities, interfaces, and technical constraints.
• Break complex architectural problems into connected tasks with defined inputs, deliverables, dependencies, and expert responsibilities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience as a Systems Architect, Chief Systems Architect, or in a comparable technical leadership role.
• Proven experience owning the architecture of complex engineering systems and leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong expertise in system architecture design, technical trade studies, interface management, and architecture reviews.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

• A relevant master's degree or PhD in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering, SysML, or architecture modeling tools.
• Experience guiding system architectures from initial concept through implementation, integration, and deployment.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, industrial systems, medical devices, or other complex engineering environments.