Software Robotics Engineer - Navigation (m/f/d) - #2764606

Role Responsibilities: What you will do

• Localization: Improve LiDAR localization and SLAM for robust robot pose estimation.
• Planning and control: Develop global and local planners for feasible trajectory generation and tracking.
• Behavior: Build behavior-tree navigation logic for replanning, recovery and safety handling.
• Software: Write real-time capable, multi-threaded C++ and ROS 2 software for production robots.
• Testing and validation: Validate features through automated tests in simulation and hands-on testing on hardware.
• Debugging: Find root causes of field issues across the navigation stack.
  
  

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience developing navigation software for wheeled mobile robots in real-world or industrial settings.
• Proficiency in C++ (C++17 or newer) and solid understanding of object-oriented design.
• Hands-on experience with ROS 2, ideally including Nav2 or a similar navigation framework, with TF, costmaps and behavior trees.
• Proven experience in at least two of these areas:
• Localization and Lifelong SLAM (scan matching, particle filters, pose graph optimization).
• Path planning (graph search, lattice planners, trajectory optimization).
• Motion control (MPC, trajectory tracking, sampling-based local planners).
• Behavior and decision-making (behavior trees, state machines, recovery strategies).
• Experience with Linux development environments, Git-based collaborative workflows, and building and deploying with Docker.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong understanding of mobile robot kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and probabilistic state estimation.
• Experience with differential-drive and omnidirectional robot platforms.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for robotics software with automated testing and performance benchmarking.
• Experience with profiling and tracing tools.
  

Why idealworks

• At idealworks, you will find an international working environment and become part of an experienced, open team where mutual trust counts. You will feel at home from the very first second!
• Experience a first-hand start-up feeling and flat hierarchies with varied and responsible tasks that you work on independently.
• Look forward to hybrid working model with 30 vacation days per year and various opportunities to balance your free time, family and job.
• For your commitment to helping us achieve our mission, you will not only be rewarded with appreciation, but also with above-average pay including a bonus scheme and an annual personal development budget.
• We offer exciting corporate benefits, an attractive company pension scheme and regular team events.
• Our modern office is easily accessible by public transport, bike and car and offers numerous catering options for relaxed lunch breaks with your team.
• Driven by our unique corporate culture, the five values "passion for results", "wellbeing", "personal growth", "trust" and "being and acting as one team" determine our daily actions and cooperation.
  
  

About Us

Idealworks transforms industrial operations into efficient, fully automated environments where logistics, robotics, software, and people work seamlessly together. Founded in 2020 as a BMW Group subsidiary, the company helps businesses optimize and automate workflows across warehouses, production facilities, and logistics operations. At the core of its offering is the Idealworks Orchestration System (Idealworks OS), the control layer that integrates simulation technology and connects heterogeneous robots for different applications, peripheral devices, and IT systems through a single operational logic. Headquartered in Munich, Idealworks collaborates closely with partners and customers worldwide to advance the next generation of industrial automation.