Senior Navigation Software Engineer (Autonomous Robotics)

GENERATIVE Robotics; Leipzig; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

GENERATIVE Robotics is building autonomous mobile robots and seeking an experienced engineer to develop robust navigation and localization systems. You will handle sensor fusion, SLAM, and path planning to enable safe real-world deployment.

You will collaborate with perception, hardware and product teams to shape the autonomy stack from the ground up, contributing to regression testing and CI/CD pipelines for navigation modules.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a comparable field.
• Several years of professional experience in mobile robot navigation, localization or autonomous systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and C++.
• Solid understanding of SLAM algorithms, state estimation, sensor fusion and path planning.

Aufgaben

• Select, tune, integrate and adapt robust localization and SLAM pipelines using multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR, cameras, IMU, wheel odometry), ideally within the ROS2 framework.
• Select, tune and integrate path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms for safe navigation around people and objects.
• Develop behavior and decision logic that enables the robot to respond to complex, dynamic navigation challenges.
• Test and validate navigation and localization in simulation environments before deployment to real hardware.
• Contribute to regression testing pipelines and CI/CD for navigation and localization modules.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and actively contribute to the autonomy roadmap.

Kenntnisse

Python

C++

Navigation

Localization

ROS2

SLAM

Sensor fusion

Path planning

Ausbildung

Degree in Robotics/CS/Software Eng

Tools

Nav2 stack

LiDAR processing tools

Git

ROS2 framework

Jobbeschreibung

GENERATIVE Robotics (GR) develops autonomous mobile robots (AMR) — systems that move, perceive and act independently in real-world environments. GR was founded in Leipzig in 2026 and is in its early stage: the first system is being built, as are the company's structures and processes.

At a Glance

• Tasks: Develop navigation and localization systems for our autonomous mobile robot
• Company: Robotics startup in early stage, three founders, based in Leipzig
• Benefits: Direct influence on the navigation architecture of the company's first own platform
• Why this role: Help shape the autonomy stack from the ground up, not iterate on an existing system
• Qualifications: Several years of experience in navigation, localization or autonomous systems, strong Python and C++ skills

For our autonomy team, we are looking for an experienced engineer to develop robust navigation and localization systems for our autonomous mobile robot — from sensor fusion to path planning in complex, dynamic environments.

You will work closely with perception, hardware and product teams to bring navigation reliably and safely into real-world deployment.

Your Main Tasks

• Select, tune, integrate and adapt robust localization and SLAM pipelines using multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR, cameras, IMU, wheel odometry), ideally within the ROS2 framework
• Select, tune and integrate path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms for safe navigation around people and objects
• Develop behavior and decision logic that enables the robot to respond to complex, dynamic navigation challenges
• Test and validate navigation and localization in simulation environments before deployment to real hardware
• Contribute to regression testing pipelines and CI/CD for navigation and localization modules
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and actively contribute to the autonomy roadmap

What We\'re Looking Forward To

• Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a comparable field
• Several years of professional experience in mobile robot navigation, localization or autonomous systems
• Strong proficiency in Python and C++
• Solid understanding of SLAM algorithms, state estimation, sensor fusion and path planning
• Experience extending and customizing the Nav2 stack (e.g. custom recovery behaviors, custom costmap layers)
• Experience with LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs and odometry integration
• Familiarity with behavior trees and robot state machines
• Experience writing tests for robotics systems and working with CI/CD pipelines and Git

Nice to Have

• Experience with multi-robot coordination and route planning
• Experience with multi-robot mapping and localization, including map persistence
• Publications at leading robotics conferences (ICRA, RSS, IROS, CoRL)