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

About TACTILIAAt 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.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.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?The Role: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.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.What you will do:Define and evolve the system architecture of the robotic handDefine and manage interfaces between mechanical, electrical, actuator, electronics and software subsystemsTranslate product requirements into system requirements, specifications and technical conceptsDevelop and integrate actuator, sensing, electronics and control conceptsDrive system-level trade-offs across performance, reliability, cost and manufacturabilityIdentify technical risks and dependencies and drive them to resolutionLead system integration, troubleshooting and root-cause analysisDefine and support system verification and validationWork closely with mechanical, electrical, electronics, firmware, controls and robotics engineersWhat you bring:Degree in Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or a related fieldSeveral years of experience in systems engineering, system architecture or complex mechatronic productsStrong understanding of system architecture and interface managementExperience with actuators, motors, drives, sensors and/or embedded control systemsExperience with requirements, specifications and system verificationStrong analytical and problem-solving skills across subsystem boundariesHands-on mindset and experience taking products from concept through integration and validationFor Senior: experience owning system architecture and driving technical decisions across disciplinesBonus:Experience with robotic hands, grippers or manipulatorsExperience with compact actuator architecturesKnowledge of robotics communication interfaces and protocolsExperience with FMEA, functional safety or reliability engineeringThe next chapter of robotics won't be built in a lab.It will be built by people who care about what happens when technology meets the real world.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.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.Build the hand.

Define the standard. Shape what comes next.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.Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow

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