Senior Robotics Real-Time Control Engineer (ROS/RTOS)

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Robotics Control Systems Engineer for on-site work at our Nelspruit facility. You will design, implement, and optimize real-time control systems for robotic platforms, integrating sensors, actuators, and embedded software written in C/C++.

A strong foundation in control theory and hands-on hardware experience are essential. You will collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers, develop validation plans, and contribute to simulation environments to ensure

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, CS or related with a focus on control/robotics.
• Minimum 6 years of professional robotics control systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Design real-time control algorithms for robotic manipulators and mobile platforms.
• Develop and maintain embedded software for robotic control systems using C/C++.
• Integrate sensors and actuators into the control architecture.
• Develop and tune PID, adaptive, and optimal control strategies.
• Create test plans for validation and verification of control systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers on requirements.

Skills

Control theory

Embedded systems

C/C++

RTOS

ROS

Sensors integration

Teamwork

Lab work

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in EE/Control/Robotics

Tools

ROS

RTOS

Microcontrollers

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Robotics Control Systems Engineer for on-site work at our Nelspruit facility. You will design, implement, and optimize real-time control systems for robotic platforms, integrating sensors, actuators, and embedded software written in C/C++.

A strong foundation in control theory and hands-on hardware experience are essential. You will collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers, develop validation plans, and contribute to simulation environments to ensure