
Vision Engineer – Synthetic 3D Data (human) 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
Job description
Your Mission & Challenges
You will become part of our AI/Perception team and help shape the synthetic worlds in which our robots learn before entering the real world. You will be responsible for building scalable simulation and data generation pipelines, as well as developing World Action Models that enable humanoid and collaborative robots to understand, predict, and act within complex scenes.
- Scene Simulation: Conception and construction of generated 3D scenes from real-world recordings for training and validating perception and policy models — from asset composition and physically accurate materials to dynamic population with humans and objects.
- Domain Randomization: Development of systematic randomization strategies (lighting, textures, physics, sensor noise, camera poses) to close the sim-to-real gap and ensure robust generalization to real-world robot deployments.
- 3D Inpainting & Scene Editing: Development of methods for consistently adding, removing, and modifying objects in 3D scenes and point clouds — for data augmentation, occlusion handling, and runtime scene manipulation.
- Simulation & Validation: Use of modern simulation environments (e.g. Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Unreal/Unity) and validation of real humanoid and collaborative robots — always with a focus on safety and robustness.
- World Action Models: Design and fine-tuning of generative world models that predict scene dynamics, object interactions, and the consequences of robot actions — as a foundation for model-based planning and policy learning.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with AI, perception, control, and manipulation teams: define requirements, integrate sensor models, develop diagnostic tools, create documentation, and support CI/CD processes.
What We Can Look Forward To
- Excellent Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Physics, Robotics, Computer Graphics, or a related field
- 3+ years of relevant experience in at least one of the core areas: scene simulation/compositing, synthetic data generation, 3D vision, or 3D augmentation
- Strong programming skills in Python or modern C++; experience with CUDA is a plus
- Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and generative models (diffusion models, NeRFs, Gaussian splatting, transformer-based world models)
- Solid background in computer graphics, 3D geometry, and simulation: rendering pipelines, physical simulation, procedural generation, as well as experience with simulation environments such as Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Unreal, or Unity
- Experience with synthetic data generation is advantageous
- Experience with sim-to-real transfer and deployment on robotics hardware (e.g. NVIDIA Jetson) is a plus
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Very good written and spoken English
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.