Robotics Engineer

Cota Robotics; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cota Robotics is seeking a robotics-focused engineer to build and deploy manipulation and navigation policies on real robots operating in live stores. You will balance learned control with classical planning and perception, choosing the right approach for each problem and owning outcomes from observation to shipped behavior.

The role requires comfort with fast-paced environments and the ability to operate with chaos while delivering robust autonomous behavior in retail settings.

Qualifications

• Well versed in robotics with hands-on experience on real robots.
• Clear on tradeoffs between classical and learned approaches.
• Fast learner who can define the problem before solving.
• Comfortable with chaos and speed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy manipulation and navigation policies on real robots in real stores.
• Work with VLAs and modern learned control alongside classical planning, perception, and control.
• Decide which approach fits which problem, and be right about it often enough.
• Own problems from store observation to shipped behavior.

Skills

Robotics

Real robots

Problem solving

Fast learner

Job description

About the role

You’ll build the autonomy that lets our robots work shelves and pallets in live stores. We care about what works in a store at 6am, not what wins a benchmark, and that usually means combining learned policies with classical methods rather than picking a side.

What you’ll do

• Develop and deploy manipulation and navigation policies on real robots in real stores

• Work with VLAs and modern learned control alongside classical planning, perception, and control

• Decide which approach fits which problem, and be right about it often enough

• Own problems from store observation to shipped behavior

What we’re looking for

• Well versed in robotics broadly, with hands-on experience on real robots

• Clear on the tradeoffs between classical and learned approaches

• A fast learner who can define the problem before solving it

• Comfortable with chaos and speed

Why join

• Work on practical autonomy problems in live retail environments

• Build systems that ship to stores, not just demos or benchmarks

• Influence technical direction early

• Take meaningful ownership in a fast-moving team