Lead Embedded Systems Architect – Robotics & Autonomy

Hardware FYI; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptiv, a global technology company, is seeking an Embedded Systems Architect to design, develop, integrate, and optimize robotics and drone hardware and software systems across AMR and drone platforms. You will shape architectures spanning sensor integration, edge computing, autonomy, and ML-based perception to deliver reliable, scalable production-ready solutions.

Collaborate with autonomy, localization, safety, hardware, data, and product teams to ensure performance, safety, and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems/EE/CE/CS or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded systems for robotics or related products.
• Experience across hardware, software, systems, and product development teams.
• MBSE or systems engineering experience and requirements analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded system architectures for AMR and drone platforms.
• Collaborate with product managers and PMs to align solutions with requirements.
• Perform system bring-up, integration, validation, and troubleshooting across domains.
• Ensure reliability, safety, and performance targets through architecture reviews and testing.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

Hands-on learning

Resilience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems/EE/CE/CS

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Linux

CI/CD

Polarion/DOORS

Job description

Aptiv, a global technology company, is seeking an Embedded Systems Architect to design, develop, integrate, and optimize robotics and drone hardware and software systems across AMR and drone platforms. You will shape architectures spanning sensor integration, edge computing, autonomy, and ML-based perception to deliver reliable, scalable production-ready solutions.

Collaborate with autonomy, localization, safety, hardware, data, and product teams to ensure performance, safety, and business