AI Solution Architect I

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Robotics Principal, Technical Lead Leads the India-based robotics engineering team and contributes to the technical direction of the CoE's platform, demo lab, and solutions. Turns demos and PoCs into reusable, production-ready capabilities, and partners with the Client Solutions Lead to make sure what is promised to customers can be built and scaled. Key Responsibilities Team & Technical Leadership • Lead, mentor, and grow the engineering team, including hiring, skill-gap identification, and training plans. • Set engineering standards, safety protocols, and delivery checklists. • Prioritize the backlog and balance innovation, feasibility, scalability, and cost. Skill Requirements Platform & Solution Architecture • Contribute to the architecture and the development of the robotics platform and its solution domains (e.g., autonomous inspection, warehouse automation, digital twins, robotics AI). • Keep solutions modular and aligned with reference architectures across ROS/ROS2, autonomy, simulation (NVIDIA Omniverse, USD), perception/AI, hardware, and cloud/data platforms. Demo Lab & Systems Readiness • Own the technical readiness of the India robotics lab: hardware, autonomy stacks, perception pipelines, and integrations must be reliable, current, and enterprise-ready. • Plan and deliver new lab capabilities in line with market trends, partner ecosystems, and the roadmap. Hands-On Delivery & Scale-Up • Lead technical execution of PoCs and pilots against agreed KPIs, including integration, testing, and root-cause analysis. • Own technical handover to delivery teams (architecture docs, implementation guidelines, effort models, deployment patterns) and support early scale-up. Reusable Assets & Ecosystem • Govern accelerators, reference architectures, demo kits, and integration frameworks, and track their adoption. Evaluate partner technology (robot OEMs, platform vendors, AI providers Other Requirements Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field. • 8+ years in robotics engineering, autonomous systems, or system integration, including experience leading engineering teams (ideally distributed). • Previous experience leading development efforts for enterprise quality and grade software development and integration efforts. • Hands-on with ROS/ROS2, perception, navigation, sensors, and robotics hardware; proficient in Python and/or C++. • Familiarity with simulation platforms, AI/ML and GenAI in robotics, and cloud/industrial data platforms. • Able to translate customer requirements into technical roadmaps and explain them clearly to non-technical audiences. Apply now Information at a Glance Why HCLTech? At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 230,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. • Disclaimer • Privacy Statement • Terms of use • Sitemap • Raise a Grievance • We use cookies on our site. Please read more about cookies policy here. • Opens in a new tab. • Opens in a new tab. • Opens in a new tab. • Opens in a new tab. • Opens in a new tab. • Opens in a new tab. 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