autonomous-teaming

Principal Engineer - Autonomous Systems (m/f/d)

Munich (DEU), Germany full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

What we offerWork in an international, agile and ambitious team creating the future of autonomous systems
Grow your career in a expanding and ambitious engineering team
Build innovative products using state-of-the-art technologies in AI, robotics, and autonomy 
Benefit from a steep learning curve and continuous development
Enjoy team events and a strong, collaborative culture

Your missionJoin Autonomous Teaming Solutions and build next-generation autonomous robotic systems for demanding real-world environments. You will take end-to-end technical ownership and responsibility of a mission-critical robotics product where perception, system performance, and reliability directly impact operational success. 
As Principal Engineer, you carry overall technical responsibility. You have the final word on architecture, integration and deployment - and you carry the consequences when the system fails. No project manager above you. You decide, you deliver. You work directly with company leadership, not as a career step, but because you are the deepest technically. Your place is still in the team: building, not reporting.
You own a complex autonomous system end-to-end - from architecture to field deployment.
You build yourself solutions - every day, in the code, next to your team. With us, leading means going first.
You are the tiebreaker on technical decisions across all subsystems.
You cut whatever does not pay into the next milestone - before you optimize.
You test in the field, with measurable and clear pass/fail criteria.

Your profileYou are a builder. You have already put things into the world. Systems, products, projects with real users. Not just planned, not conceptualized: built.
You have built something of your own before: a company, a product, a project with no one standing behind you. You know what real responsibility feels like. 
Deep knowledge in real-time embedded systems, sensor fusion or perception. Proven by systems that run and make a difference. 
You have taken something from zero to running hard- and software solutions. Solely responsible, with numbers to show for it.
C++ and ROS2 under a latency budget is your terrain.
Your first reaction to a new requirement is to ask whether it can be dropped.
You have made engineers better by building next to them and coach them.
You build in your own time too, because you cannot do otherwise.

What elseCitizenship of a NATO member country or close ally.

Why us?How we work

Clear ownership, everything else is bureaucracy. Every system has exactly one owner with the final word. No V-model, no phase gates, no sign-off meetings. Requirements get challenged, not worked through. Delete first, then simplify, then accelerate - in that order.
Our milestones are binary. Testing happens in the field, not in simulation.

What you get
Full technical authority over a system in active deployment.
Direct contact with the customer, no layers in between.
A team that owns the mission itself.
Munich, 5 days on-site. We build together.

No job for you ifYou need three meetings before a decision gets made.
You want a title. What we hand out is the final word and full consequence.
A good design matters more to you than a running, functional system.

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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Principal Engineer - Autonomous Systems (m/f/d) role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at autonomous-teaming?
  3. Which of API integration, Project Management and Principal have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Principal Engineer - Autonomous Systems (m/f/d) role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Project Management and Principal, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes autonomous-teaming needs from this hire.

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