Principal Architect – Robotics & Hardware Abstraction

Job summary

Principal Robotics Architect | Hardware Abstraction | Embedded C++ | ROS2 Specialist. Location: Glasgow Workstyle: Hybrid Reports to: CTO About Chemify: Chemify is revolutionising chemistry. We are creating a future where the synthesis of previously unimaginable molecules, drugs, and materials is instantly accessible.

Responsibilities

• You will help transform our systems from bespoke scientific instruments into intelligent, safe, and continuously updatable edge computing platforms that can operate at scale.
• Architect the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
• Define a clear, contract-first architecture that cleanly separates
• between cloud services and embedded control systems.
• Design a resilient, event-driven control backbone (NATS/MQTT) capable of supporting real-time operation across a distributed fleet of robotic platforms.
• Move the intelligence to the edge.
• Establish a principled division between cloud-level intent and edge-level execution, ensuring predictable and safe behaviour even under network latency or connectivity constraints.
• Drive Software-Defined Robotics
• Lead the design of edge-first safety systems, where critical thermal, pressure, and operational limits are enforced close to the hardware.
• Develop high-fidelity simulation and digital twin capabilities, allowing large-scale testing and validation of chemical workflows before any physical execution.
• Modernise embedded engineering practices across the organisation, including secure firmware delivery, structured testing, over the air updates (OTA) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) Ci/CD pipelines.
• Shape Technical Strategy

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