(Senior) Systems Engineer (f/m/d)

<h2><strong>About TACTILIA</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">At TACTILIA, we are building the industry-ready robotic hand that closes one of the biggest gaps in Physical AI. Spun out of SCHUNK, the global market leader in gripping technology, we combine a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access with the speed and ambition of a deep-tech startup.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This isn't a research project waiting for its first customer. We already have a product, customers are ready to use it, and we are launching now. Your work will directly shape the electronics, actuators, and embedded systems that make that possible.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will join at the moment when the hard engineering questions become real product decisions: how do we make a highly capable robotic hand reliable, manufacturable, serviceable, and simple enough to deploy on a real shop floor?</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>The Role:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a (Senior) Systems Engineer, you will own the system-level architecture of our robotic hand and ensure that its mechanical, electrical, actuator, electronics and software subsystems work together as one reliable product.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will define system and subsystem interfaces, translate requirements into technical solutions, drive system-level trade-offs and lead integration from concept through validation. This is a hands-on role spanning architecture, technical decisions, prototyping and real-world problem solving.</p><h2><strong>What you will do:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and evolve the system architecture of the robotic hand</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and manage interfaces between mechanical, electrical, actuator, electronics and software subsystems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate product requirements into system requirements, specifications and technical concepts</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop and integrate actuator, sensing, electronics and control concepts</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive system-level trade-offs across performance, reliability, cost and manufacturability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Identify technical risks and dependencies and drive them to resolution</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead system integration, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define and support system verification and validation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work closely with mechanical, electrical, electronics, firmware, controls and robotics engineers</p></li></ul><h2><strong>What you bring:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Degree in Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or a related field</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Several years of experience in systems engineering, system architecture or complex mechatronic products</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong understanding of system architecture and interface management</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with actuators, motors, drives, sensors and/or embedded control systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with requirements, specifications and system verification</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills across subsystem boundaries</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hands-on mindset and experience taking products from concept through integration and validation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">For Senior: experience owning system architecture and driving technical decisions across disciplines</p></li></ul><h2><strong>Bonus:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with robotic hands, grippers or manipulators</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with compact actuator architectures</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Knowledge of robotics communication interfaces and protocols</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with FMEA, functional safety or reliability engineering</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The next chapter of robotics won't be built in a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lab.It">lab.It</a> will be built by people who care about what happens when technology meets the real world.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">At TACTILIA, you'll work on one of the hardest open problems in robotics: giving machines the dexterity, reliability and robustness to interact with the physical world at industrial scale.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The technology is taking shape, the team is being built, and the standards around robotic hands and their skills are still open. That means your decisions will have a lasting impact — not just on a product, but on what comes next for Physical AI.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Build the hand. Define the standard. Shape what comes next.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">If you're excited by the challenge of building robotic hands that works reliably in the real world, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>