Senior Robotics Engineer - AI-Driven Autonomy (Hybrid)

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Conferences & workshops

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer with a strong AI focus to join our R&D team. You will design, implement, and test intelligent control and perception modules for autonomous robotic systems used in industrial automation.

The role requires a PhD/ Masters, 5+ years in robotics software, proficiency in C++/Python, ROS, and ML frameworks. You will collaborate with hardware engineers and contribute to cutting-edge AI-driven robotics research.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Robotics, CS, or EE with AI specialization.
• Minimum 5 years in robotics software development, AI focus.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Experience with ROS and ML/CV libraries.
• Proven AI model deployment in real-world robotics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement AI algorithms for robot perception, decision-making, and control.
• Integrate machine learning models into robotic systems for recognition, navigation, and manipulation.
• Develop and optimize motion planning and control strategies for complex movements.
• Work with sensor data (cameras, LiDAR, IMUs) to enable environment understanding.
• Rigorous testing and validation in simulation and real-world environments.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure software-hardware integration.
• Stay current with AI, ML, and robotics research; document code and designs.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Path Planning

AI

Team Collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Robotics / CS / EE (AI specialization)

Tools

ROS (Robot Operating System)

TensorFlow / PyTorch

OpenCV

Job description

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer with a strong AI focus to join our R&D team. You will design, implement, and test intelligent control and perception modules for autonomous robotic systems used in industrial automation.

The role requires a PhD/ Masters, 5+ years in robotics software, proficiency in C++/Python, ROS, and ML frameworks. You will collaborate with hardware engineers and contribute to cutting-edge AI-driven robotics research.