Head of Robotics Systems

About this role

Arm is extending its “Arm everywhere” vision into robotics and embodied AI, where intelligence must operate under real-world constraints of latency, power, and safety. We are building a new robotics research lab in Austin focused on the science of integration, understanding how different paradigms (learning, control, planning) work together in real robotic systems, and how they map onto heterogeneous compute. Overview: This role sits at the core of the lab’s mission: defining and building integrated robotic systems that bring together diverse forms of intelligence under real-world constraints

You will lead the design and realization of end-to-end robotic systems across multiple embodiments, driving the lab’s system-level milestones—from initial bring-up through fully integrated demonstrations. This includes orchestrating capabilities across time, compute, and system layers, and translating insights into requirements for next-generation Arm architectures. Responsibilities: 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 (baseline, benchmarking, prototypes, 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 Required Skills and Experience : Strong experience in robotics systems integration and architecture Expertise in robotics middleware (e.g., ROS2) and distributed systems Experience building and deploying end-to-end robotic systems Strong programming skills (C++ and/or Python) Ability to lead cross-domain efforts in ambiguous, research-driven environments Publications in top-tier venues “Nice To Have” Skills and Experience : Experience with heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU/NPU/MCU)

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