Senior Autonomous Systems Architect (Defence & Security) (Robotics)

Location: Wrocław, Poland; hybrid, with availability to work from the Wrocław office when required

Salary: PLN 20,000–24,000 per month

Company

hirify.global delivers software engineering services, including projects involving autonomous systems, robotics, and defence and security.

What you will do

• Design and define hardware and software architecture for autonomous systems operating in land, air, and maritime environments.
• Define system decomposition, components, and interfaces across embedded, low-level software, and high-level autonomy layers.
• Design and review perception, navigation, decision-making, and control algorithms.
• Assess solution performance, feasibility, robustness, safety, reliability, and defence compliance.
• Define and apply simulation-based approaches for system design and validation.
• Support multidisciplinary development teams and resolve complex technical challenges across embedded, robotics, electronics, and systems engineering.

Requirements

• Experience designing embedded systems architecture and working across hardware, low-level software, and high-level autonomy layers.
• Strong background in robotics systems and autonomous platforms.
• Hands-on experience with real-time or near-real-time systems and RTOS.
• Solid understanding of perception, navigation, planning, or control algorithms.
• Experience with simulation-driven development and system validation using tools such as Gazebo, MATLAB, Simulink, or similar.
• Working knowledge of C, C++, Python, ROS or ROS2, embedded platforms, and hardware-software integration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Polish at fluent or native level and English at C1 level.
• Willingness to undergo security clearance up to NATO Secret / Tajne.

Nice to have

• Experience in defence, security, or public-sector projects.
• Knowledge of NATO standards such as STANAG.
• Experience with mission-critical or safety-critical systems.
• Familiarity with formal systems engineering or validation processes.
• Experience using AI tools in day-to-day work.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with office presence in Wrocław when required.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary embedded, robotics, electronics, and systems teams.
• Work on advanced autonomous systems subject to strict defence and safety requirements.