Senior Robotics Motion Planning Engineer for Smart Manufacturing

Siemens; Fatih; On-site; TRY 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Learning & Development opportunities

Excellent recognition tools

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Job summary

Siemens Turkey R&D is seeking a skilled robotics software engineer to design and implement collision avoidance, trajectory generation, and redundancy resolution for advanced robotic systems across industrial applications.

Candidates should have 5+ years of professional software experience, degrees in Mechatronics/Control or related fields, strong C++, ROS/ROS 2, MoveIt and OMPL, and hands-on experience with simulation tools like Gazebo or MuJoCo.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven track record with robotics and motion planning algorithms, including sampling-based planning, optimization-based planning, trajectory generation, collision detection, swept-volume analysis, and motion feasibility assessment.
• Experience in robot kinematics, inverse kinematics, redundancy resolution, null-space control, singularity analysis and avoidance, and joint and Cartesian motion constraints.
• Experience in real-time and reactive motion planning, predictive control techniques, dynamic environment modeling, and high-performance computing for robotics applications.
• Strong communication skills and collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Scrum and Agile development methodologies is advantageous.
• Very good command of English.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.
• No restriction for travelling abroad.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop collision detection and avoidance capabilities for robotic motion planning
• Develop and optimize redundancy resolution strategies for complex robotic systems
• Implement singularity detection, avoidance, and recovery mechanisms
• Design and enhance trajectory generation and optimization algorithms
• Evaluate motion trajectory smoothness, continuity, and feasibility requirements
• Define, select, and validate kinematic solution strategies and motion execution options

Skills

C++

Robotics

Motion planning

Real-time systems

Multi-threaded

ROS/ROS 2

MoveIt

OMPL

Gazebo

Python

Education

BSc./MSc./PhD in Mechatronics/Control & Automation/Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

MoveIt

OMPL

ROS/ROS 2

Pinocchio

Drake

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

Job description

Siemens Turkey R&D is seeking a skilled robotics software engineer to design and implement collision avoidance, trajectory generation, and redundancy resolution for advanced robotic systems across industrial applications.

Candidates should have 5+ years of professional software experience, degrees in Mechatronics/Control or related fields, strong C++, ROS/ROS 2, MoveIt and OMPL, and hands-on experience with simulation tools like Gazebo or MuJoCo.