Lead AMR & Drone Systems Architect

USA Aptiv US Services General Partnership; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life and accident insurance

Paid Time Off

Relocation assistance

Learning and development opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Robotics Architect in the Robotics & Drones group to own the software architecture for AMR and drone platforms, from sensors to cloud. You will collaborate with product, hardware teams and engineering partners to transform PoCs into scalable architectures.

The role requires deep ROS/ROS2 expertise, real-time systems, and experience with safety and compliance standards. You will lead reviews, mentor engineers, and shape the long-term platform vision.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in robotics development with 3–5 years in a software architect/lead role.
• Hands-on experience building software for real robots (AMRs, drones, etc.).
• Deep understanding of ROS/ROS 2 including nodes, topics, services, actions, and interfaces.
• Familiarity with DDS and ROS2 implications.
• Experience across perception, mapping/localization, planning, and real-time control.
• Linux-based systems expertise with containerization (Docker/Podman).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end software architecture for AMR and drone platforms from sensors to cloud connectivity.
• Define platform architecture based on ROS 2/middleware, RTOS, and Linux for modularity and reuse.
• Partition workloads across onboard and offboard compute, including edge and cloud.
• Define clear APIs between perception, mapping, planning, control, safety, and fleet systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and mentor teams on best practices and design patterns.
• Develop safety concepts, hazard analyses, and safety cases with engineering teams.

Skills

ROS / ROS 2

C/C++/Python

DDS & ROS2

Linux & Docker/Podman

Embedded systems

System architecture

Safety standards

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Robotics/Engineering

Tools

ROS 2 middleware

Simulation tools (Gazebo/Isaac)

CI/CD tooling (GitLab/Jenkins)

GCC toolchain

Job description

Aptiv is seeking a Senior Robotics Architect in the Robotics & Drones group to own the software architecture for AMR and drone platforms, from sensors to cloud. You will collaborate with product, hardware teams and engineering partners to transform PoCs into scalable architectures.

The role requires deep ROS/ROS2 expertise, real-time systems, and experience with safety and compliance standards. You will lead reviews, mentor engineers, and shape the long-term platform vision.