Senior Systems Architect — Remote Multidisciplinary Lead

Gramian Consulting Group; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Gramian Consultancy seeks an experienced Systems Architect or Chief Systems Architect to shape an AI training project focused on complex engineering workflows. You will define architectures across mechanical, electrical, hardware, software and manufacturing domains.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces, and perform trade studies, establishing clear requirements, boundaries, dependencies, and evaluation criteria for robust system integration.

Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience as a Systems Architect or Chief Systems Architect in a leadership role.
• Proven experience owning architecture of complex engineering systems.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong expertise in system architecture design, trade studies, and interface management.
• Experience conducting architecture reviews and evaluating system-level design decisions.
• Ability to translate complex project objectives into structured architectures and measurable evaluation criteria.
• Understanding of subsystem dependencies, boundaries, integration challenges, and constraints.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design architectural decisions across mechanical, electrical, hardware, software, and manufacturing disciplines.
• Translate high-level objectives into detailed architectures with defined boundaries and interfaces.
• Break complex challenges into tasks with inputs, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Define system-level requirements and ensure alignment with subsystems.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives with trade studies on feasibility, performance, cost, and reliability.
• Establish interfaces and dependencies between subsystems and disciplines.
• Define objectives, acceptance criteria, and evaluation frameworks for architectures.
• Apply systems engineering to identify integration risks and gaps.
• Review architectures to ensure alignment with functional and operational requirements.
• Ensure scenarios reflect realistic engineering practices and industry standards.

Skills

Systems architecture

Technical leadership

Trade studies

Interface management

Architecture reviews

Requirements translation

System integration

Communication skills

Job description

Gramian Consultancy seeks an experienced Systems Architect or Chief Systems Architect to shape an AI training project focused on complex engineering workflows. You will define architectures across mechanical, electrical, hardware, software and manufacturing domains.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage interfaces, and perform trade studies, establishing clear requirements, boundaries, dependencies, and evaluation criteria for robust system integration.