Robotics / Autonomy Engineer

We’re partnering with an early-stage European defence-tech company building autonomous robotic systems designed to operate in real-world environments.

The team is developing next-generation autonomy technology, with a current focus on aerial robotics and counter-drone systems. Their work brings together robotics, AI, perception, embedded software and physical hardware to create autonomous systems that can perform reliably beyond controlled laboratory conditions.

This is an opportunity to join a small, highly technical engineering team where you’ll have meaningful ownership of the robotics software, contribute to architectural decisions and see your work move from simulation to real-world testing.

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  Strong software engineering experience in robotics, autonomous systems or a closely related field.

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  Hands-on experience developing software in C++ and Python.

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  Practical experience with ROS2, including developing and integrating robotics software components.

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  Experience working with Gazebo and/or NVIDIA Isaac for robotics simulation.

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  Good understanding of robotics software architecture and how different components interact within an autonomous system.

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  Experience working with physical robotic platforms and solving integration challenges beyond simulation.

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  Ability to take ownership of complex engineering problems and deliver practical, reliable solutions.

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  Comfortable working in English within a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team.

You’ll be joining at an early stage, when important engineering decisions are still being made and individual contributions can have a direct impact on the product.

Unlike roles focused exclusively on research or simulation, this opportunity offers the chance to work across the full development cycle — from software architecture and algorithm integration to testing autonomous systems in the physical world.

You’ll work closely with experienced engineers across robotics, AI, perception and embedded systems, helping build European autonomous defence technology with real operational applications.

If you’re a robotics engineer who enjoys building complete systems, taking technical ownership and seeing your software operate on real hardware, we’d love to hear from you

• Experience with UAVs, drones or other autonomous vehicles.

• Familiarity with PX4 or other autopilot frameworks.

• Experience with navigation, SLAM, sensor fusion or motion planning.

• Exposure to guidance and control algorithms.

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, field testing or embedded systems.

• Previous experience in defence, aerospace or other safety-critical engineering environments.