Chief Architect - Physical AI & Robotics

Chief Architect / Senior Director Physical AI & Robotics

CYIENT LIMITED

Chief Architect / Senior Director – Physical AI & Robotics

Building Intelligent Engineering Solutions | Engineering Lifecycle

Role Purpose

Lead Cyient's technical direction in Physical AI and Robotics across automotive, transportation, industrial, agriculture, construction,

mining and other engineering-intensive industries. Drive architecture, software engineering, reusable IP and rapid time-to-market,

while strengthening internal capabilities through start-up, university and research collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

1. Physical AI & Robotics Technology Leadership

• Define the technical vision and architecture roadmap for Physical AI and Robotics across industries and customer domains.
• Architect systems spanning perception, computer vision, sensing, sensor fusion, localization, mapping, planning,

simulation and control.

• Establish reusable reference architectures and engineering frameworks for reliable real-world deployment.
• Evaluate emerging robotics, perception, simulation, edge-compute and AI technologies and translate them into practical

engineering solutions.

2. Software Engineering, IP & Technical Innovation

• Lead software architecture, development and testing for Physical AI and Robotics, including middleware, edge/cloud software,

simulation and system integration.

• Drive strong engineering practices covering CI/CD, automated testing, integration/system validation and simulation-based testing.
• Create reusable software frameworks, libraries, algorithms and accelerators that form differentiated Cyient IP.
• Build a structured pipeline for invention identification, patent filing and high-quality technical publications.

3. Rapid Innovation, Customers & Ecosystem

• Accelerate opportunities from concept to prototype, demonstration and customer-ready solution through rapid engineering and

iterative validation.

• Act as senior technical advisor in customer engagements, leading architecture workshops, demonstrations, solutioning and

executive discussions.

• Build strategic partnerships with start-ups and universities for emerging technology, specialist expertise, research and talent; use

co-development and joint PoCs to improve time-to-market.

• Represent Cyient at international conferences, research communities and industry forums, strengthening external technology

recognition.

4. Capability Building & Technical Leadership

• Upskill existing teams in perception, computer vision, sensor fusion, robotics, autonomy, simulation and Physical AI through

hands-on programmes and communities of practice.

• Develop technical leaders and foster a culture of software quality, experimentation, IP creation and continuous learning.

Candidate Profile

Experience & Technical Depth

• 10–20 years in Product R&D, ER&D, technology services or advanced engineering, with substantial software and complex

physical/embedded systems experience.

• Chief Architect, Principal Architect, Senior Director, Technology Director or equivalent technical leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in Physical AI/Robotics, particularly perception, computer vision, sensor fusion, localization, planning, simulation

and autonomous systems.

• Strong software architecture, development and testing experience, including cloud/edge and embedded or real-time

environments.

• Track record of delivering complex software-intensive systems and leading distributed engineering teams across programmes or

accounts.

Leadership, Innovation & Education

• Exceptional executive and customer-facing communication with credible technical thought leadership through patents,

publications, conference speaking or industry forums.

• Demonstrated collaboration with start-ups, universities, research institutions or technology partners.
• B.Tech / BE in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or related discipline; M.Tech / MS /

PhD preferred.