Robotics Engineer - Zurich
vor 2 Tagen

Jobbeschreibung
About The RoleShape navigation stack, sensor integration, and autonomy architecture for robotics systems in real-world environments. Requires experience in robotics engineering and autonomy concepts.
The Role
You'll join as an early technical hire
That means real ownership:
you'll shape the navigation stack, sensor integration, and autonomy architecture.
You'll ship end-to-end systems, from drivers and calibration to sensor fusion, global planning, and local control, so our robots operate reliably in complex, real-world environments.
This is a high-trust role at pre-seed: we're looking for someone who has shipped robotics systems before, can make strong technical calls, and can take responsibility for performance, safety constraints, and reliability in the field.
This role is for a builder with rare ambition and low ego. You like owning problems, moving fast, working close to hardware, and raising the quality bar around you.
You care about shipping real-world systems that operate outside the lab, where safety, reliability, and edge cases actually matter.
This is not a junior position.
We're looking for a Robotics Engineer who can own a large part of the stack with minimal guidance and bring battle-tested engineering judgment to autonomy in the wild.
You'll likely thrive here if you…
Have a Master's degree and 3+ years of industry experience, or a PhD (or equivalent depth) in Robotics / Controls / Perception.
Ship production-quality robotics code (C++, Python, ROS 2) and care about correctness and performance.
Are fluent in core autonomy concepts:
SLAM, state estimation, planning, control, and systems integration.
Have deployed robots in the field (not just simulation or lab demos) and can reason about failure modes.
Take ownership and communicate clearly, especially when things are messy.
Bonus points
Experience with Nav2, GTSAM, Ceres, or similar libraries.
Deep understanding of
SLAM (v
SLAM, LiDAR-based) and robust multi-sensor fusion.
Experience delivering systems under constraints (limited compute, poor GPS, degraded sensors, harsh environments).
Knowledge of AI/ML applied to robotics (e.g., perception, VLMs, embodied AI).
Experience with defense, government, or critical infrastructure deployments.
Background in embedded systems or hardware integration.
What We Offer
Exceptionally talented team (ex-Cambridge,
UCL, Imperial,
TUM, Helsing) with high ambition and low ego.
You'll shape product and engineering foundations from day one.
Build systems that strengthen European security, defense readiness, and infrastructure resilience.
Competitive salary + meaningful equity.
Best hardware/software for the job.
In-person in Zurich.
Requirements
Master's degree and 3+ years of industry experience, or a PhD in Robotics / Controls / Perception
Experience building end-to-end robotics systems
Fluency in core autonomy concepts:
SLAM, state estimation, planning, control, and systems integration
Experience deploying robots in the field
Ability to take ownership and communicate clearly
Required Skills
C++
Python
ROS 2
SLAM
sensor fusion
Benefits
Competitive salary + meaningful equity
Best hardware/software for the job
Team members
ex-Cambridge
UCL
Imperial
TUM
a leading tech company
Salary:
CHF
Equity:
equity, Competitive salary + meaningful equity.
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