Senior Navigation and Localization Engineer for Mobile Robotics (Mensch) at Neura Robotics (Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany)
Neura Robotics· Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany·
Role details
Neura Robotics at a glance
German cognitive-robotics company building humanoid and collaborative robots that see, hear, feel, and learn to work alongside people.
NEURA Robotics designs cognitive robots (humanoids, collaborative arms, and mobile bases) plus the AI and platform that run them, all built in-house. Its flagship 4NE1 humanoid targets industrial workflows and everyday assistance, and the Neuraverse platform links deployed robots into a shared learning network.
~$1.7B+ raised · latest: Series C · up to $1.4B · June 2026 · backed by Tether, Amazon, NVIDIA, Qualcomm
Summary
Join the AI team to develop and integrate robust localization, SLAM, and path planning pipelines for mobile robots. You will design behavior logic for complex environments, test in Isaac Sim, and collaborate on multi-disciplinary robotic systems.
Job description
Your Missions and Challenges
Ready to push the limits of what’s technically possible? Together, we enter a new era of intelligent machines, with you as a driving force:
- Localization: Choose tune, integrated, and adapt robust localization and SLAM pipelines using multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR, cameras, IMU, wheel odometry) within the ROS2 framework
- Path planning: Chose, tune, integrate and adapt path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms for safe navigation around people and obstacles
- Autononmy: Develop behavior- and decision logic that enables the robot reacting to the various challenges of navigation in complex and dynamic environments
- Full-body-motion: Integrate navigation with manipulation workflows for coordinated mobile manipulation tasks
- Testing and validation: Test and validate the navigation and localization in Isaac Sim
- Teamplayer: Work in a multi-disciplinary and agileteam and actively contribute to the roadmap and future of intelligent robotic systems
What We Look Forward To
- An excellent Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of professional experience in mobile robot navigation, localization, or autonomous systems
- A proven track record: Your projects show measurable impact.
- The desire to go beyond the state of the art. You don’t just want to improve, you want to create something new.
- Strong proficiency in Python and C++
- Solid understanding of SLAM algorithms, state estimation, sensor fusion techniques and path planning
- Experience with extending and customizing the Nav2 stack to meet the specific requirements of mobile manipulation (custom recovery behaviors, custom costmap layers integrating with perception...)
- Experience with LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs, and odometry integration
- Familiarity with behavior trees and robot state machines
- Experience writing tests for robotics systems and working with CI/CD pipelines and Git
- Excellent communication skills in English, German is optional but welcome.
Why work at Neura Robotics
- Culture: "Passion for Winning" — achievement-driven, self-responsible culture with flat hierarchies. Values include trust, honesty, speed, and "We Are Human" (people at the heart of everything).
- Flexibility: Flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, and a hybrid-friendly environment.
- Team: Over 1,400 employees from more than 45 countries — highly skilled, international team of experts.
- Growth & Development: Support for personal and professional growth via Udemy training platform and more.
- Compensation: Competitive salary package with exclusive employee discounts.
- Perks: Summer parties, company town hall meetings, and regular team celebrations.
- Impact: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cognitive robotics and AI that directly addresses labor shortages and makes a meaningful societal impact.
- Diversity: Explicitly welcomes applications from all backgrounds, emphasizing building a team that reflects the world.
- Application Process: Fast — initial feedback within a few days, interviews scheduled within two weeks.