Senior Robotic Systems Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Robotic Systems Engineer will translate complex customer and market requirements into robust system concepts, driving system-level innovation by integrating mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software domains into cohesive machine platforms. This role involves moderating cross-functional concept development workshops, guiding teams through structured decision-making, and evaluating the feasibility and risk of new concepts using first-principles physics and empirical modeling. The engineer will ensure system-level traceability and maintain architectural integrity throughout the development lifecycle, acting as a technical authority and mentor for interdisciplinary engineering teams. Additionally, they will drive development schedules to meet committed demonstration and ship dates.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering. (MSc, MEng, etc. desired)
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the system level leadership of the development of complex robotic, mechatronic systems, ideally in semiconductor backend equipment.
- Minimum of 5 years as a direct engineer in a discipline.
- Proven track record in system engineering, robotic machine concept development, and cross-discipline, electro-mechanical engineering leadership.
- Deep understanding of thermal systems, motion control, sensor integration, and machine intelligence.
- Experience with requirement engineering, risk management, and certification processes.
- Excellent English communication skills: German and/or French is a plus.
- Willingness to travel internationally up to 20%.
Nice To Haves
- MSc, MEng, etc. desired
Responsibilities
- Conduct system-level requirement analysis and author technical specifications and design briefs for robotic platforms, machines, and modules.
- Lead the evaluation and selection of technical concepts in collaboration with domain experts, based on functional, economic, and risk criteria.
- Ensure architectural consistency and interface compatibility across subsystems and modules.
- Guide the development of subsystem concepts and validate their feasibility through analytical modeling and simulation.
- Facilitate design reviews and ensure that development progress aligns with system-level objectives.
- Drive risk assessments and initiate necessary pre-development or technology validation activities.
- Ensure compliance with certification requirements (e.g., CE, SEMI, RoHS) and support the preparation of documentation.
- Support patent applications and the protection of intellectual property arising from system innovations.
- Present technical solutions and resolve system-level issues in collaboration with customers and stakeholders.
- May provide full system “architecture(s)” for new concepts and/or customer driven ideations.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
