About this role

Join Quantum-Systems and help bring autonomous ground systems into real-world operations. As Team Lead Autonomy Hardware, you will own the hardware backbone of our ground autonomy stack: the compute platform, the full sensorset (camera, radar, lidar, IMU, connectivity), and its integration into a wide range of vehicles, from partner truck OEMs and UGV manufacturers to our own Mandrill UGV. This is a player-coach role: you will build and lead a high-performing, flexible, and experienced team while staying hands-on in design, verification, and integration.

You will work at the intersection of autonomy software, vehicle manufacturers, our air and sea domains, and central supply chain, making sure our hardware is robust, reusable, and scalable. What is your Day to Day Mission: Team Leadership Build, lead, and enable a high-performing, flexible, and experienced Autonomy Hardware team. Set priorities, ensure delivery quality, and establish best practices for design, documentation, and review.

Stay hands-on: you challenge the design, review prototypes, and test alongside your team. Autonomy Hardware Ownership (Compute & Sensorset) Ensure that you and your team: Own the autonomy compute platform and sensorset architecture: camera, radar, lidar, IMU, and connectivity. Define and evolve the network topology of the autonomy kit. Benchmark compute platforms and sensors and drive make/buy and vendor decisions. Integrate the autonomy hardware kit into various vehicle types: trucks from OEM partners, UGVs from external partners, and our own Mandrill UGV.

Own mechanical, electrical, and electronic integration: mounting concepts, power, schematics, harness design, and interfaces. Design for robustness and demanding environmental conditions (vibration, temperature, EMC). Drive the full design process from concept to industrialisation: schematics, harness design, CAD, and simulation. Build and run VnV setups from breadboards and yellow boards to vehicle-level testing. Ensure designs are manufacturable and scalable: robust design principles, composition, and industrialisation.

Cross-Functional & Cross-Domain Collaboration Work hand-in-hand with our Software and Prototyping teams to align hardware with the autonomy stack. Collaborate closely with vehicle manufacturers (truck OEMs and UGV partners) as external and internal stakeholders. Align with our Air and Sea domains to reuse hardware and leverage economies of scale across Quantum-Systems. Partner with central Supply Chain Management across the full lifecycle: early vendor engagement, sourcing, service agreements, and delivery schedules.

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