Senior Robotics Engineer - Remote/Flexible, ROS 2 Autonomy

NXTGEN Industries; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

NXTGEN Industries in Australia seeks a senior robotics engineer to lead the design, development and field deployment of autonomous inspection robots in challenging environments.

You will own ROS 2 autonomy stacks, sensor integration (LiDAR, RGB-D cameras, IMUs, thermals), and robust navigation in GPS-denied or unstructured settings, coordinating field commissioning with operations and hardware teams and guiding hardware integration decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in applied or industrial robotics engineering.
• Deep proficiency in ROS 2 and C++ for real-time control.
• Experience integrating LiDAR, RGB-D cameras, IMUs, or thermal sensors.
• Experience with SLAM, localisation, and navigation in GPS-denied or unstructured settings.
• On-site troubleshooting and deployment experience in industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ROS 2 autonomy stacks for inspection missions.
• Integrate and calibrate sensors such as LiDAR, RGB-D, IMUs, and thermal cameras.
• Develop navigation, localisation, and mission execution for GPS-denied or unstructured environments.
• Lead field commissioning and troubleshoot with operations teams.
• Contribute to hardware selection and mechanical integration decisions.
• Define test frameworks and acceptance criteria for safety-critical autonomous systems.

Skills

ROS 2

C++

Autonomy software

Sensor integration

SLAM

GPS-denied navigation

Field deployment

Hardware troubleshooting

Tools

PCL

OpenCV

ROS 2 tooling

Job description

NXTGEN Industries in Australia seeks a senior robotics engineer to lead the design, development and field deployment of autonomous inspection robots in challenging environments.

You will own ROS 2 autonomy stacks, sensor integration (LiDAR, RGB-D cameras, IMUs, thermals), and robust navigation in GPS-denied or unstructured settings, coordinating field commissioning with operations and hardware teams and guiding hardware integration decisions.