Head of Robotics Systems - Austin, Texas, United States
$308,600 - $417,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role defines and builds integrated robotic systems that bring together diverse forms of intelligence under real-world constraints of latency, power, and safety. You will lead the design and realization of end-to-end robotic systems across multiple embodiments, translating system bottlenecks into requirements for Arm architectures.
What you'll do
- Define system architectures that integrate perception, reasoning, planning, and control. - Lead end-to-end system bring-up, integration, and validation across robotic platforms. - Drive execution of system-level milestones including baseline, benchmarking, prototypes, and full systems. - Coordinate across ML, perception, control, and systems to ensure coherent integration. - Translate system bottlenecks into requirements for Arm compute and software platforms. - Collaborate across Arm and external partners to ground research in real-world use cases.
What you'll need
- Strong experience in robotics systems integration and architecture. - Expertise in robotics middleware such as ROS2 and distributed systems. - Experience building and deploying end-to-end robotic systems. - Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python. - Demonstrated ability to lead cross-domain efforts in ambiguous, research-driven environments. - Publications in research venues.
Nice to have
- Experience with heterogeneous compute including CPU, GPU, NPU, and MCU. - Experience with multi-robot or distributed systems. - Background spanning both research and production systems.
Skills: Robotics Systems, system architectures, perception, reasoning, planning, ML, perception, control, Arm architectures, heterogeneous compute
This role has been open 120 days — well above the 85-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
508
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Median days open
85 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (508 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 508 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 83 | 6298 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 120 d | 85 d (+35 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: Robotics Systems, system architectures, perception, reasoning, planning, ML, perception, control, Arm architectures, heterogeneous compute
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 104 open roles · median 113 d
- NVIDIA · 91 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD · 38 open roles · median 95 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 57 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 40 d
- Mobileye · 18 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 508 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.