Senior Robotics Engineer

Analog; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Robotics Engineer to design, develop, and deploy intelligent robotic systems that fuse AI, perception, estimation, and control. You will work with researchers, engineers, and product teams to translate concepts into real-world deployments, optimize performance on CPUs/GPUs/FPGA, and advance SLAM and LiDAR-based perception.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, hands-on coding in C++ and Python, ROS/ROS2, and cloud robotics platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python for robotics and AI development.
• Hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2.
• Practical knowledge of SLAM and LiDAR-based perception systems.
• Experience deploying reinforcement learning algorithms in simulation and on real robots.
• Familiarity with cloud-based robotics platforms (AWS RoboMaker, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud Robotics).
• Proficiency with simulation tools (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Webots) and visualization frameworks (RViz).
• Strong software engineering practices: version control (Git), CI/CD, containerization (Docker).

Responsibilities

• Integrate estimation, perception, and control modules into robotic systems, ensuring seamless hardware/software interoperability.
• Conduct simulations, validation, and large-scale field tests to evaluate performance.
• Optimize algorithms for real-time execution on CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams in hardware, embedded systems, and software.
• Stay current with advances in robotics, AI, perception, estimation, and controls, and integrate novel research into applied solutions.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

SLAM

LiDAR

Reinforcement learning

Cloud robotics

Simulation tools

Git/CI/CD

Docker

Tools

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

Webots

RViz

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Robotics Engineer to join our advanced robotics team. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy intelligent robotic systems that leverage cutting-edge AI, computer vision, perception, estimation, sensor fusion, and control algorithms. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and product developers to bring novel robotic capabilities from concept to deployment in real-world environments.

Responsibilities

AI & Perception

• Develop and integrate perception systems using computer vision, deep learning, and multimodal sensing.
• Build and maintain sensor fusion pipelines combining LiDAR, cameras, IMU, radar, and GNSS.
• Implement probabilistic filters (Kalman, EKF/UKF, Particle) for robust estimation under uncertainty.

Controls & Planning

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System Integration & Deployment

• Integrate estimation, perception, and control modules into robotic systems, ensuring seamless hardware/software interoperability.
• Conduct simulations, validation, and large-scale field tests to evaluate performance.
• Optimize algorithms for real-time execution on CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams in hardware, embedded systems, and software.
• Stay current with advances in robotics, AI, perception, estimation, and controls, and integrate novel research into applied solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python for robotics and AI development.
• Hands-on experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS/ROS2.
• Practical knowledge of SLAM and LiDAR-based perception systems.
• Experience deploying reinforcement learning algorithms in simulation and on real robots.
• Familiarity with cloud-based robotics platforms (e.g., AWS RoboMaker, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud Robotics).
• Proficiency with simulation tools (e.g., Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Webots) and visualization frameworks (e.g., RViz).
• Strong software engineering practices: version control (Git), CI/CD, containerization (Docker).