Senior Next-Gen Robotics & AI Architect

Accenture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior robotics leader to develop scalable Physical AI and robotics solutions—from AMRs to humanoid systems—for industrial applications. You will work with engineering, AI, and strategy experts to advance the Next Gen Robotics initiative.

You will guide a Centre of Excellence (3–10 people) through PoC, pilot, and production, coordinating with clients, partners, and Accenture industry units. Expect travel to client sites and ongoing learning and impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of robotics experience with leadership roles.
• Strong experience across key industries: Products, H&PS, Resources, Financial Services, CMT.
• Hands-on with ROS2, motion planning, sensor fusion, simulators like Isaac Sim/Gazebo.
• 3+ years leading robotics or software projects with a technical focus.
• 3+ years of Physical AI concepts: VLA models, sim-to-real, synthetic data.
• Bachelor's in robotics or CS, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable Physical AI & Robotics solutions from AMRs to humanoids.
• Lead a Physical AI/Robotics Centre of Excellence (3–10 people) through PoC, pilot, production.
• Collaborate with clients, partners, and Accenture units on roadmaps and implementations.
• Drive tech roadmaps, partner development, and ecosystem positioning with NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics, Universal Robots.
• Engage with project team and stakeholders to create standout offerings and trusted client relationships.

Skills

Robotics leadership

ROS2

Motion planning

Sensor fusion

Simulation environments

VLA models

Education

Robotics or CS degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

Gazebo

NVIDIA Cosmos

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior robotics leader to develop scalable Physical AI and robotics solutions—from AMRs to humanoid systems—for industrial applications. You will work with engineering, AI, and strategy experts to advance the Next Gen Robotics initiative.

You will guide a Centre of Excellence (3–10 people) through PoC, pilot, and production, coordinating with clients, partners, and Accenture industry units. Expect travel to client sites and ongoing learning and impact.