Senior Principal Engineer Robotics

Senior Principal Engineer Robotics

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

What you will do:

Sr. Principal Engineer responsible for end-to-end embedded platforms (Embedded Software (Mako 5 platform), Embedded OS Lifecycle Management and product security). Operates at the intersection of architecture, development, and security, driving platform lifecycle strategy, technical excellence, and security-by-design across products. 

• Partner with other platform and software architects to develop platform tech block/modules. 
• Platform Ownership:  Define and partner with architects to architecture modules for M5 embedded software, OS Lifecycle Management (Flex OS), and security platforms across product lines. 
• Technical Leadership:  Provide deep expertise in embedded systems, Linux/OS internals, product security and systems architecture. 
• Security Integration:  Embed security-by-design (threat modeling, secure design, validation) into the full SDLC and post-market product security activities. 
• Cross-Team Influence:  Drive standards, frameworks, and architecture decisions across multiple teams and platforms 
• Strategic Initiatives:  Lead initiatives on platform hardening, shift-left security, quality improvement, and release acceleration 

What you need:

• Influence early-stage architecture decisions across products 
• Improve first-pass quality and reduce vulnerabilities/rework 
• Enable faster, predictable releases via proactive design 
• Act as a technical authority across embedded, OS, and security domains 
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams 

  

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ Years of work experience with an Engineering background
• Strong experience in Embedded software and system architecture, Linux / OS internals 
• Product and platform security (secure design, hardening) 
• Hands-on expertise in: 
• Vulnerability assessment, penetration testing 
• OSS security and compliance management 
• Post-market product security activities management 
• Proven ability to Lead platform-level / multi-product initiatives 
• Influence cross-functional teams 
• Drive end-to-end ownership (design → delivery) 

Travel Percentage: 50%

Experience Level

Senior Level