Robotics Solutions Architect

Altera Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Robotics Solutions Architect to define end-to-end robotics system architectures. This role involves designing full-stack robotics architectures that span sensors, perception, localization, planning, control, and actuation. You will be responsible for designing Sense–Think–Act pipelines with strict latency and determinism constraints, and evaluating hardware/software partitioning, particularly the mapping between CPU, GPU, and FPGA. A key part of this role is leading technical engagements with robotics customers, translating their requirements into architecture proposals and solution roadmaps. This includes delivering technical presentations, executive briefings, system-level design recommendations, and competitive positioning against alternatives. You will also drive Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development to validate architecture and performance, and collaborate with engineering teams to build demos. Furthermore, you will analyze robotics market trends, customer needs, and the competitive landscape to define the robotics solution stack (hardware + software + middleware), develop reference architectures for key segments, and contribute to white papers, technical blogs, and training materials.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years experience in robotics, AI systems, or solutions architecture.
• Strong expertise in one or more domains: Robotics systems and AI/ML for robotics.
• Experience with ROS / ROS2.
• Experience with Real-time control systems and deterministic processing.
• Experience with E2E robotics control loop architecture.
• Experience with World modeling and point cloud generation.
• Experience with Motion planning.
• Experience with Physical AI SDK.
• Familiarity with Sensor fusion, localization, motion planning, control loops.
• Familiarity with VLA and VLM models.
• Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• FPGA platforms (RTL, HLS)

Responsibilities

• Define full-stack robotics architectures spanning sensors, perception, localization, planning, control and actuation.
• Design Sense–Think–Act pipelines with strict latency and determinism constraints.
• Evaluate hardware/software partitioning, especially CPU vs GPU vs FPGA mapping.
• Lead technical engagements with robotics customers.
• Translate customer requirements into architecture proposals and solution roadmaps.
• Deliver technical presentations and executive briefings.
• Provide system-level design recommendations.
• Offer competitive positioning vs GPU/CPU alternatives.
• Drive PoC development to validate architecture and performance.
• Work with engineering teams to build demos.
• Analyze robotics market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
• Define robotics solution stack (hardware + software + middleware).
• Develop reference architectures for key segments.
• Contribute to white papers, technical blogs, and training materials.

Benefits

• Incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior