Robotics Software Engineer

The Role: What to expect
As a
Robotics
Software Engineer (m/f/d)
, you will be at the heart of our robotics development. You will be designing and maintaining software that bridges high-level intelligence with low-level hardware execution. Expect to tackle real-world challenges in perception, control, and communication, working with a motivated and collaborative engineering team.

Role Responsibilities: What you will do

• Design and implement high-performance software in C/C++, with a strong emphasis on the standard library, modern best practices, shared memory management, and concurrency techniques for multi-threaded robotics applications.
• Develop and maintain low-level hardware drivers for robotic actuators and sensors using protocols such as CAN, EtherCAT, and TCP/UDP.
• Ensure efficient communication and synchronization between hardware components and the control system.
• Build and integrate robotic functionalities using ROS2, including node development, topic and service handling, parameter configuration, and real-time message passing.
• Apply techniques in pose estimation, image processing, and 3D data manipulation with libraries like PCL and OpenCV.
• Enable cloud-based robotics services by implementing reliable communication protocols such as MQTT.
• Facilitate remote telemetry, diagnostics, and command/control interfaces for edge robotics systems.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, and AI teams to ensure seamless integration of robotic systems.
• Contribute to system architecture, software reviews, and continuous deployment pipelines for robust and scalable robotic solutions
• Demonstrate autonomy in managing tasks and taking strategic initiatives to enhance the product.

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C++ (modern standards)
• Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Hands-on experience with ROS2
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices
• Experience in building and deploying with Docker
• Experience with Linux
• Strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with hardware communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, UDP/TCP)

• Hands-on experience with OpenCV and/or PCL
• Knowledge of control theory and real-time communication in robotics
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for robotics applications

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
As a forward-thinking deep tech company, idealworks has been enabling the future of logistics and industrial automation since November 2020. Its flexible, scalable robotics ecosystem, featuring the intelligent automation platform AnyFleet for seamless mobile robot integration, the CE-certified autonomous mobile robot (AMR) , the simulation technology , and the advanced robotics operating system , is reshaping intralogistics processes for companies globally. Emerging from its roots as a BMW Group spinoff, idealworks is committed to driving efficiency and operational optimization in a rapidly evolving automation landscape.