Senior Robotics Engineer - Autonomy and Navigation
Relocation
AI Summary
Join a high-caliber, early-stage robotics startup building autonomous systems for real-world security and critical infrastructure environments. Own the navigation and autonomy stack end-to-end, from sensor integration to control. Deploy and iterate on robots in the field, ensuring performance, safety, and reliability.
Key Highlights
Autonomous robotics systems for real-world security and critical infrastructure environments
End-to-end navigation and autonomy stack ownership
Field deployment and iteration of robots
Key Responsibilities
Own navigation stack
Build end-to-end systems
Deploy and iterate on robots in the field
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
CHF 100,000 - CHF 120,000 base salary
Meaningful equity
Work with a highly technical, low-ego team
Nice to Have
Nav2
GTSAM
Ceres
Multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR / vSLAM)
Embedded systems / hardware integration
AI/ML in robotics (perception, embodied AI)
Job Description
- On-site | Zurich
- CHF 100,000 – CHF 120,000 + Equity
- Robotics | Autonomy | Critical Infrastructure
Join a high-caliber, early-stage robotics startup building autonomous systems for real-world security and critical infrastructure environments.
This is not simulation work.
This is field deployment, safety constraints, and autonomy in the wild.
You'll own the navigation and autonomy stack end-to-end — from sensor integration to control — in a high-trust, high-ownership environment.
What You'll Do
- Own navigation stack:
- Sensor integration
- State estimation & SLAM
- Global planning & local control
- Build end-to-end systems:
- Drivers calibration fusion navigation control
- Ensure performance, safety, and reliability in real environments
- Deploy and iterate on robots in the field (not just simulation)
- Make architecture decisions and operate with high autonomy
- C++
- Python
- ROS 2
- SLAM
- Sensor Fusion
- State Estimation
- Navigation
- Control Systems
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- Master's + 3+ years experience OR PhD (Robotics / Controls / Perception)
- Proven experience building end-to-end robotics systems
- Deep understanding of:
- SLAM
- State estimation
- Planning & control
- Systems integration
- Hands-on field deployment experience (non-negotiable)
- Strong ownership mindset + clear communication
- Nav2, GTSAM, Ceres
- Multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR / vSLAM)
- Embedded systems / hardware integration
- AI/ML in robotics (perception, embodied AI)
- CHF 100,000 – CHF 120,000 base
- Meaningful equity (early-stage upside)
- Work with a highly technical, low-ego team
- Access to best-in-class hardware & tooling
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On-site: Zurich (non-negotiable)
- Open to international candidates
- Work permit & relocation support available
- English is sufficient (no German required)
- Only simulation or lab experience
- No full-stack autonomy exposure
- Limited ownership / module-only experience
- Preference for remote work
- Has shipped navigation/localization systems in real environments
- Thinks in systems, safety, and reliability — not just algorithms
- Comfortable working close to hardware and field constraints
- Thrives in high-ownership, ambiguity-driven environments
- Build real-world robotics systems (not lab prototypes)
- Own a critical part of the autonomy stack (SLAM planning control)
- Work with a top-tier team (ex-Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, TUM, Helsing)
- Join at pre-seed stage maximum ownership + equity upside
- Contribute to systems impacting security, defense, and infrastructure resilience
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