Senior Robotics System Engineer

We are looking for a senior engineer to take end-to-end ownership of the real-time software stack that drives our next-generation collaborative robots. You will define the architecture, ensure functional safety, and build the high-performance interfaces that connect motion control algorithms to hardware.

• System Architecture: Define and own the core real-time software architecture for our cobot platforms, ensuring deterministic performance, safety compliance, and scalability.
• Functional Safety: Integrate and validate functional safety mechanisms across hardware and software; support certification according to relevant standards.
• Motion Interfaces: Develop and maintain the low-latency interfaces between application software, motion control algorithms, and sensor/motor hardware.
• High-Performance C++: Design and optimize concurrent, low-latency C++ systems; profile, benchmark, and enforce high standards for code quality.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers, establish best practices, and support strong CI/CD and documentation processes.

What we can look forward to

• 5+ years of professional experience designing, architecting, and delivering real-time or safety-critical software systems.
• Master's degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering complex robotics or embedded systems software.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and establishing best practices.
• Excellent communication and ability to lead technically across teams.

Core Real-Time Software & Concurrency

• Expert-level modern C++ (C++17/20) in real-time and resource-constrained environments.
• Deep experience with multithreading, synchronization, lock-free or low-contention designs, and deterministic concurrency.
• Strong background in real-time OS tuning, kernel-level performance work, or custom RTOS behavior.
• Proficiency with ROS2 and DDS-based communication.

Motion Control & System Integration

• Solid understanding of kinematics, control theory, and dynamic systems.
• Experience building software layers that connect motion control algorithms with live hardware state.
• Familiarity with real-time motion planning infrastructures (e.g., QP-based solvers).

Functional Safety & Industrial Standards

• Hands-on experience with safety fieldbus technologies such as FSoE or equivalent.
• Practical knowledge of relevant robotics standards:
• Strong skills with EtherCAT (CoE, distributed clocks) and industrial networking.