Senior Robotics Engineer (F/M/D)

The Opportunity

We're growing our robotics team and hiring for two closely related specializations: low-level control for mobile manipulators, and navigation/mobile manipulation. Both roles are deeply hands-on, close to real hardware, and central to getting our mobile manipulators from prototype toward general deployment. This is a role for someone who has spent their career close to actual robots in production.

The position offers the opportunity to solve complex challenges, working closely with hardware, product, and research teams. You’ll help define technical roadmaps, influence architecture decisions, and drive engineering best practices.

Your Responsibilities

Own critical parts of the robotics stack — extending our existing robotic arm control stack to new hardware and sensor configurations, and building out the systems (control or navigation) that let our mobile manipulators operate reliably in real deployment environments

Apply rigorous, math-first approaches to hard robotics problems — whether that's predictive and optimization-based control, or classical algorithms for SLAM, localization, path planning, and obstacle avoidance

Deploy vision, control, and navigation systems on real mobile robotic platforms in production, not just simulation

Write real-time C++ that runs on physical hardware

Collaborate closely with the wider robotics team as control, navigation, and manipulation systems come together into a working platform

Push our mobile manipulators from prototype toward general, production-grade deployment

Take on problems outside your core specialism as needed — scope shifts as the team grows

Technologies

C++ (real-time, production), Python where relevant

ROS2

Classical SLAM, localization, and mapping frameworks

Computer vision and path planning for robotic platforms

MoveIt or equivalent motion planning frameworks

Predictive / optimization-based control frameworks

Robot kinematics and dynamics tooling

Must Have

Master’s or PhD in a relevant program

7+ years of experience developing software for robotic systems

Advanced, real-time C++: proven experience writing production code that runs on physical hardware

ROS2 proficiency in a production environment

Strong fundamentals in control theory and robot kinematics, and/or deep classical algorithm expertise

Strong theoretical control background with hands-on predictive/optimization-based control experience, and/or experience deploying vision, SLAM, or localization systems on real mobile robotic platforms

Motion planning experience (MoveIt or equivalent), and/or a strong preference for deterministic, classical approaches over neural/ML-first solutions where reliability matters

Strong problem-solving instincts, especially under pressure

Nice to Have

Experience with wireless operation or robot-to-robot communication

Competitive compensation package

Various employee subsidies and perks, including public transportation and Wellpass

Work with a world-class team in a flat hierarchy, with direct collaboration alongside the founders and engineering team

Opportunity to make a real impact by working on cutting-edge robotics and AI systems

Fast growth potential in a rapidly evolving company and industry

International office environment with English as the official working language

Recruiting Process

Your recruiting partner for this role is Madhulika (she/her). The process includes a screening interview, two virtual technical interviews, and an onsite visit to our office in Munich to meet with the team.

We hire across backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we are committed to a workplace where everyone belongs. Discrimination has no place here.

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