Robotics Software Engineer
Zenovo
Location: Cheshire (Onsite)
Salary: Up to £85k (DOE)
We’re partnering with an innovative engineering organisation developing next-generation autonomous robotic systems seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to join its growing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics projects, developing software for autonomous platforms from prototype through to production. You will collaborate closely with software, hardware, mechanical, and AI engineers to deliver robust, real-world solutions.
About the Role:
- Design, develop, and maintain robotics software using ROS2
- Implement sensor fusion algorithms using LiDAR, IMU, and other onboard sensors.
- Develop path planning and path tracking algorithms.
- Optimise and test robotics applications on NVIDIA Jetson boards
- Intrinsic and extrinsic calibration of sensors, cameras, IMUs, and other perception hardware
- Develop and maintain LiDAR processing pipelines, including filtering, segmentation, obstacle detection, point cloud processing
- Implement forward and inverse kinematics for robotic platforms and manipulators
- Debug embedded communication interfaces including UART, Serial, I2C, SPI, CAN
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring robotic systems from prototype to production
- Test, debug, and validate robotics software in simulation and on real hardware
- Document system architecture, calibration procedures, test results, and deployment workflows
- Degree qualified in Robotics, Computer Scient, Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
- Experienced in programming in C++ and/or Python
- Strong background with ROS2
- Hands-on experience with LiDAR and IMU sensor fusion
- Understanding of path planning and motion control
- Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms
- Knowledge of robot kinematics including forward and inverse
- LiDAR data processing and cloud point library experience such as PCL, Open3D
- Familiarity with intrinsic and extrinsic sensor calibration
- Experienced with embedded communication protocols including UART, Serial, I2C, SPI, CAN
- Experience with autonomous mobile robots, AMRs, AGVs, drones, or robotic manipulators
- Familiar with SLAM, localization, mapping, navigation stacks
- Understanding of simulation and visualisation tools Gazebo, Isaac Sim, Rviz
- Knowledge of real-time systems and embedded Linux
- Experience with GPU-based platforms
- Understanding of control algorithms PID, MPC, Pure Pursuit, Stanley Controller
Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this position.
If interested, please send over an updated CV.
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