Hardware Architect - Cognitive Robotics (human)

The role

The Hardware Architect defines the hardware blueprint for cognitive humanoid robots. This person owns the overall hardware system architecture and translates product requirements into physical design constraints for mass production.

What you will do

• Define and maintain the top-level hardware architecture of the robot platform
• Translate product, performance, and safety requirements into hardware requirements
• Partition functionality across electronics, embedded software, and mechanical subsystems
• Manage technical interfaces between all hardware disciplines
• Lead hardware architecture reviews
• Define and enforce hardware design standards, interface control documents, and design rules
• Evaluate and select key platform components
• Serve as the primary technical interface between the hardware team and software/AI architecture teams
• Ensure architectural decisions are compatible with high-volume manufacturing
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to senior electronics, firmware, and system engineers

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
• 8+ years of professional experience in hardware development for complex embedded or cyber-physical systems
• At least 3 years in a hardware architecture, lead engineer, or staff engineer role
• Proven track record of defining and delivering multi-disciplinary hardware system architectures from concept through EVT/DVT and into production
• Deep understanding of embedded compute platforms (ARM Cortex-A/M, NVIDIA Jetson class, FPGA/eFPGA)
• Strong command of power system architecture: multi-rail SMPS design, battery/BMS integration, load analysis, power sequencing, and EMC mitigation
• Experience defining communication backbone architectures for real-time distributed systems (EtherCAT, CAN-FD, TSN Ethernet, SpaceWire, or similar)
• Familiarity with functional safety standards
• Experience with DFM/DFT in high-volume hardware
• Strong cross-functional communication skills
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• PhD is a plus
• Experience in robotics, automotive (ADAS/body electronics), aerospace, or industrial automation hardware is strongly preferred
• German is a practical advantage

About the company

The Hardware Department at neura-robotics-gmbh designs, constructs, and optimizes all physical components of cognitive robots. The company is scaling from prototype to production of five million robots.