Senior Robotics Software Architect

Client: Ford - Advanced Robotics Team | Manufacturing Organization Job Title: Senior Architect

Interview / Hiring Decision: Ford leader

Remote | Approx. 15% Travel

Position Overview

Our client s Advanced Robotics Team is building and evolving a robotics ecosystem that supports a broad range of modern robotic systems across the manufacturing organization. The existing control environment has been architected around ROS 2 and EtherCAT, and the team is seeking a senior technical leader to take ownership of the architecture and day-to-day technical direction of the platform.

Required Qualifications

Proven experience architecting robotics control systems

Expert-level coding experience with ROS 2

Strong software engineering background in robotics systems

Experience maintaining and improving existing platform architecture

Experience designing and supporting perception systems using Physical AI

Ability to lead technical design efforts while remaining hands-on when needed

Experience mentoring or leading more junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with EtherCAT in robotics or real-time control environments

Experience supporting a diverse robotics ecosystem, including humanoids, quadrupeds, AMRs, cobots, or drones

Background in manufacturing, industrial automation, or advanced robotics environments

Experience collaborating with distributed or international engineering teams

Top 3 Skills

1. Experience architecting a robotics control system

2. Expert-level coding with ROS 2

3. Experience with perception systems using Physical AI

Work Environment / Additional Information

100% remote

Collaboration with an international team in Thailand; occasional late-night meetings are expected

Approximately 15% travel for in-person collaboration with hardware and global team members

Opportunity to lead architecture for a cutting-edge robotics platform within a highly innovative environment