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ANANYbotics

VP System Architecture(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior
AI/ML

Defining architectural direction for autonomous robot platforms, shaping modular foundations and interfaces. Modularity leadership and complex platform evolution experience required. Employee stock ownership plan.

Requirements

  • MSc in Systems Engineering, Electronics, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
  • Significant experience in system architecture and modularity leadership within robotics, autonomous systems, medical devices, automotive, aerospace, or complex mechatronic environments
  • Proven track record of architecting and evolving complex platforms, not one-off systems
  • Experience defining modular architectures and enabling reuse across multiple product variants
  • Strong understanding of hardware and software co-design principles across sensors, actuators, compute, control systems, middleware, and power management
  • Good understanding of autonomy-related systems (perception, localisation, navigation, motion planning, fleet-level coordination)
  • Experience with real-time systems, platform middleware, and system integration (V model) in complex industrial or safety-relevant environments
  • Ability to translate customer needs, business direction, and technical constraints into clear architectural decisions
  • Experience balancing performance, safety, manufacturability, scalability, and product maturity in real-world systems
  • Proven ability to influence across teams, drive alignment, and lead change without formal authority
  • Strong communication and influence skills, sound judgement, and ability to simplify complex architectural questions for broad technical audience
  • Proven ability to translate company strategy and mid- to long-term technology vision into clear, executable roadmap, with effective governance
  • Experience with safety-critical or regulated robotic systems
  • Familiarity with Ex certification or related industrial safety constraints
  • Experience with large-scale simulation environments, digital twins, or platform-level validation frameworks
  • Track record of reducing time to market through platform reuse and stronger architectural discipline
  • Experience embedding certification and safety pathways into architectural frameworks
  • Experience supporting products that scale across multiple variants, deployment environments, or different operational design domains

Tasks

  • Define architectural direction for robot platforms
  • Shape modular foundation for robot variants
  • Define reference system architecture across hardware and software
  • Focus on module interfaces
  • Build modular platform strategy
  • Enable multiple robot variants and operational domains
  • Drive architectural decisions on interfaces and middleware
  • Drive decisions on data models and integration patterns
  • Drive decisions on software backbone for platform scaling
  • Define handling of reuse and configuration
  • Define hardware-specific adaptation
  • Lead platform-level trade-offs
  • Embed diagnostics into architecture
  • Embed functional safety into architecture
  • Embed cybersecurity into architecture
  • Embed over-the-air updates into architecture
  • Embed certification requirements into architecture
  • Partner with senior engineering leaders
  • Align on direction with engineering leaders
  • Influence execution with engineering leaders
  • Translate architecture into practical delivery

Work Experience

  • approx. 4 - 6 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Competitive Pay

  • Employee stock ownership plan
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