Lead Humanoid Robotics System Architect
Core
Author and maintain primary system-level specifications for next-generation humanoid robots, bridging high-level AI models with real-time hardware control under strict power, thermal, and latency constraints.
Role type
Senior IC Humanoid Robotics System Architect
Builds
Hierarchical control stacks, VLM/VLA systems, visuomotor policies, and distributed joint FOC loops for humanoid platforms
Domain
Robotics, Cyber-physical systems, Edge AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Hierarchical system architecture, VLA/foundation model integration, real-time distributed systems (EtherCAT), compute platform sizing (FLOPs, TOPS, memory bandwidth), quantization and sparsity optimization, cross-functional technical leadership
Preferred skills
Humanoid robot experience, NVIDIA Jetson/IGX platform expertise, battery/thermal budgeting for constrained systems
Technologies
EtherCAT, VLM, VLA, Transformer inference, NVIDIA Jetson, NVIDIA IGX
Responsibilities
Define hierarchical multi-system architecture requirements and co-optimize AI models with physical hardware; Author and maintain system-level specifications for compute, power, thermal, sensors, and actuator networks; Lead multi-disciplinary architecture reviews and subsystem design trades; Mentor senior engineers in system-level thinking and address critical hardware barriers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
