Drone & UAV Systems Architect - Edge AI & Sensors

Renesas Electronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working models

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Renesas Electronics seeks an experienced System Architect to lead drone and UAV system architectures worldwide, defining end-to-end solutions and driving roadmap alignment across hardware and software. You will bridge customer needs, aviation regulations, and semiconductor design, collaborating with product teams, hardware, software, AI, and validation to deliver differentiated UAV platforms.

This role offers high technical ownership with exposure to OEMs and ecosystems, shaping next-generation

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical, Aerospace, Computer, Robotics, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in drone/UAV/embedded-system development with system-architecture responsibility.
• Proven track record as a System Architect or Senior Engineer leading complex projects.
• Hands-on experience with UAV platform architecture, integration, verification and flight testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end UAV system architectures for industrial and defense applications.
• Translate customer requirements into system, hardware, software, performance, safety, and interface requirements.
• Drive HW/SW partitioning across MCUs, MPUs/SoCs, AI accelerators, sensors, and power electronics.
• Ensure safety, cybersecurity, redundancy, and fault-tolerance in architectures.
• Collaborate with product groups, hardware, software, AI, and validation teams to deliver semiconductor-based solutions.

Skills

System architecture

Embedded systems

HW/SW partitioning

Edge AI

Sensor fusion

Security

Project leadership

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical/Aerospace/Computer/Robotics/Mechatronics/Systems Engineering

Tools

RTOS

Embedded Linux

C/C++

System simulation tools

Job description

Renesas Electronics seeks an experienced System Architect to lead drone and UAV system architectures worldwide, defining end-to-end solutions and driving roadmap alignment across hardware and software. You will bridge customer needs, aviation regulations, and semiconductor design, collaborating with product teams, hardware, software, AI, and validation to deliver differentiated UAV platforms.

This role offers high technical ownership with exposure to OEMs and ecosystems, shaping next-generation