The Opportunity: Expert Engineer on Polyfunctional Robot System Integration
Are you a master orchestrator of complex systems, passionate about bringing cutting-edge robotic designs from concept to fully functional reality? Do you thrive on the challenge of integrating diverse hardware and software components, ensuring seamless communication, robust performance, and unwavering reliability in advanced robotic platforms?
We are seeking an outstanding and highly innovative Expert Engineer on Polyfunctional Robot System Integration to join our core development team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in the end-to-end integration, testing, and validation of our next generation polyfunctional robots for industrial environments. This is about ensuring that every sensor, actuator, embedded system, and control algorithm works harmoniously to deliver a robot that performs reliably, safely, and efficiently in real-world applications.
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What You Will Do:
- Lead System Integration Strategy: Develop and implement comprehensive integration strategies and plans for polyfunctional robots, covering mechanical, electrical, software, and control subsystems.
- Hardware-Software Integration: Orchestrate and validate the seamless integration of all robot hardware components (actuators, sensors, power systems, computing modules) with the embedded and high-level control software, ensuring proper communication, synchronization, and data flow.
- Inter-Subsystem Communication & Networking: Configure, test, and optimize communication networks (e.g., EtherCAT, CAN) between various robot subsystems, ensuring real-time performance, data integrity, and robust connectivity.
- Testing & Validation: Design and execute rigorous system-level testing, validation, and verification plans (e.g., HIL, SIL, FAT) to ensure the robot meets overall performance, reliability, and safety requirements. Identify and resolve complex integration issues.
- Troubleshooting & Diagnostics: Perform advanced troubleshooting and diagnostic analysis of integrated robotic systems to identify root causes of failures and implement effective solutions.
- Performance Optimization: Analyze overall system performance and identify bottlenecks. Collaborate with component-level experts (e.g., controls, embedded, mechatronics) to optimize integrated system behavior.
- Functional Safety Compliance: Lead the effort to ensure the integrated system adheres to relevant functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 13849, IEC 61508) and regulatory requirements.
- Collaboration & Documentation: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for integration challenges, facilitating communication and problem-solving between Perception & AI, Embedded Systems, Control, and Mechatronics teams. This includes
o Defining and managing interfaces and protocols.
o Providing critical feedback to all teams regarding system-level performance. Support deployment and provide expert-level troubleshooting during initial operational phases.
o Establishing and maintaining robust configuration management practices.
o Creating detailed integration guides, test reports, troubleshooting procedures, and system documentation. Facilitate knowledge transfer to manufacturing, field service, and future development teams.
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What You Bring:
- Education: Master or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Research & Development Experience: Proven track record of significant contributions to the integration, testing, and deployment of complex robotic systems, industrial automation, or other sophisticated cyber-physical systems.
- Core Technical Expertise:
o System Integration Mastery: Deep expertise in integrating diverse hardware and software components into cohesive, functional systems, understand how all subsystems interact in real-time and anticipate potential challenges.
o Cross-Boundary Debugging: Exceptional ability to debug across hardware and software boundaries, adept at identifying root causes of complex issues, including timing, communication, and resource conflicts, and implementing effective solutions.
o Performance Bottleneck Identification: Proven skill in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks within complex integrated systems, optimizing for efficiency, responsiveness, and determinism.
o Robotics Architectures: Strong understanding of typical robotic system architectures, including motion control, perception, planning, and human-robot interaction layers.
o Communication Protocols: Hands-on experience with industrial and embedded communication protocols (e.g., EtherCAT, CAN, ROS, DDS).
o Testing & Validation: Knowledge of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing methodologies, experience in designing test plans, developing test cases, and executing comprehensive system validation procedures.
o Software Skills: Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in robotics (e.g., C++, Python) and experience with version control systems.
o Control Systems: Fundamental understanding of control theory and its application in robotic systems.
o Safety Principles: Familiarity with functional safety concepts and standards relevant to robotics.
o Configuration Management: Experience with robust configuration management practices (CI/CD) for integrated hardware and software.
- Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical, experimental, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes of complex system failures and implement effective solutions.
- Hands-on Skills & Real-World Impact: Demonstrated ability to work hands-on with robotic hardware, perform wiring, assembly, configuration, and bring-up of complex systems to market or for critical applications.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical issues clearly and collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Passion: A deep passion for robotics, system integration challenges, and delivering highly reliable, functional robotic solutions.
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Bonus Points If You Have:
- Knowledge of specific robotic middleware (e.g., ROS 2) and integration challenges.
- Project management experience for complex technical projects.
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Why Join Us?
- Impact: Be the linchpin that brings cutting-edge polyfunctional robots to life, directly shaping their functionality and reliability in industrial applications.
- Innovation: Work on truly novel integration challenges at the forefront of robotics, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in complex autonomous systems.
- Resources: Access to state-of-the-art integration labs, advanced testing equipment, and a dedicated team of experts across all robotic disciplines.
- Culture: A collaborative, intellectually stimulating, and supportive environment where your problem-solving prowess is highly valued.
- Growth: Opportunities for professional development, continuous learning, and career advancement in a rapidly evolving and high-impact field.
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Ready to integrate the future of polyfunctional robotics?
If you are a pioneering engineer eager to take on the ultimate challenge of bringing complex robotic systems to full operational readiness, we encourage you to apply! Please submit your CV, a cover letter outlining your integration philosophy and relevant experience, and links to your portfolio or projects.
