Senior Robotics Perception Engineer – Multi-Object Tracking

What we offer

Work in an international, agile team creating the future of autonomous systems

Grow your career in a expanding and ambitious engineering team

Build innovative products using state-of-the-art technologies in AI, robotics, and autonomy

Benefit from a steep learning curve and continuous development

Enjoy team events and a strong, collaborative culture

Your mission
Join our robotics team to develop next-generation perception and multi-object tracking systems capable of operating reliably in complex, dynamic, GPS-denied environments.
As our technical expert for Multi-Object Tracking and state estimation, you will drive the evolution of our perception stack, from architecture and algorithm design to deployment on real robotic platforms. Working closely with autonomy, controls and middleware engineers, you will participate to technical decisions, establish best practices and continuously improve the robustness and performance of our perception capabilities.
This is a highly hands-on robotics position focused on delivering production-ready software that performs reliably in the field, not research prototypes.
Your responsabilities :

Drive the  technical  direction of  our  Multi-Object  Tracking  and perception  capabilities .

Design,  develop  and  optimize   robust  multi- object   tracking  pipelines for  dynamic   environments .

Define scalable architectures for state estimation and multi- sensor  fusion  systems .

Develop   probabilistic  estimation and  optimization   algorithms  for real-world  robotics  applications.

Own  the  development  of  intrinsic  and  extrinsic  calibration pipelines for  complex   sensor  configurations,  including   zooming  camera  systems .

Evaluate  and  introduce  new  algorithms ,  tools  and technologies to  continuously   improve   tracking  performance and  robustness .

Work  closely   with   autonomy ,  controls  and middleware  teams  to  ensure   seamless  end-to-end system  integration .

Mentor and support  other   engineers   through   technical  discussions, architecture  reviews  and code  reviews .

Develop  and  validate  perception  algorithms  in simulation  before   deployment  on  embedded   robotic  platforms.

Optimize   algorithms  for real-time  execution  on  embedded  GPU platforms.

Lead  debugging  and validation  during   field   testing ,  analyze   failures  and  continuously   improve  system  robustness .

Your profile
We are looking for an experienced robotics engineer who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to drive an entire technical domain from concept to deployment.

Must-have

Strong C++ and Python  development   skills .

Extensive  experience   with  ROS/ROS2.

Strong background in  robotics  perception, computer vision and state estimation.

Proven  experience   developing  and  deploying  production-grade  robotics  software.

Excellent  mathematical   foundations  in estimation,  optimization  and  probabilistic   methods .

Proven  ability  to  independently  drive  complex   technical   workstreams .

Experience   deploying  and  debugging  software on real  robotic  platforms.

Ability  to influence  technical   decisions  and  collaborate   across   multidisciplinary   teams .

Fluent English

Strong advantages

Multi-Object  Tracking

Sensor Fusion

Visual SLAM

Visual- Inertial   Odometry

Kalman, Extended Kalman or  Unscented  Kalman  Filters

GTSAM, Ceres or  similar   optimization   frameworks

Camera  geometry  and multi-camera  systems

OpenCV

Embedded GPU  deployment  (Jetson)

CUDA /  TensorRT

Docker and CI/CD

Linux

Nice to have

PhD in  Robotics , Computer Vision, State Estimation or a  related   field .

Experience   with   autonomous  or  defense   systems .

Experience   with   synthetic  data  generation .

Experience   with   distributed   robotic   systems .

Experience   deploying  perception  algorithms  in  challenging   outdoor   environments .

What else

Builder mentality: you ship working solutions, not theoretical concepts

Hands-on ownership: you proactively solve problems, even outside your direct scope

Field-driven mindset: you care about what survives real operations, not “lab perfect”

High quality bar: you aim for reliability, determinism, and clarity in your engineering

Startup drive: you execute fast despite ambiguity, and adapt quickly

Mission alignment: genuine motivation to work on defense-relevant, safety-critical robotics

Nationality of a NATO member nation or close ally is required

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