In the AI Department, you'll develop the cognitive abilities of our robots, enabling them to understand and interact with their surroundings. You'll work on algorithms that make machines intelligent and adaptive—ranging from object recognition and language processing to decision-making in complex environments. You'll be part of a team that pushes technological boundaries and collaborates closely with software, hardware, and product management teams. Using cutting-edge tools and methods from machine learning and AI, you'll work on projects that have a direct impact on our products. If you're excited about making machines smarter and shaping the future of human-machine interaction, the AI Department is the perfect place for you.
Group Lead Robotics Perception, Mapping & Navigation (human)
Neura Robotics • Riederich
Give Our Robots Consciousness
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Full-time
Riederich
from today
Your mission & challenges
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Technical roadmap: You own the technical roadmap for perception, mapping and navigation, from research prototypes to production on real robots.
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Build & lead the team: You hire a team of perception, SLAM and navigation engineers, mentor them and support each person’s growth.
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Multi-sensor perception: You drive perception across multiple sensors (RGB-D, stereo, LiDAR, IMU, wheel odometry), including calibration, time synchronisation and sensor fusion.
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SLAM, localisation & map management: You lead the development of SLAM, localisation and map management (2D/3D, semantic and long-term maps, multi-session mapping, map updates in changing environments).
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3D scene understanding: You own object detection, segmentation, pose estimation and scene representations (occupancy, voxel, mesh, neural fields) that feed manipulation and planning.
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Navigation: You drive global and local path planning, obstacle avoidance, navigation around dynamic and human obstacles, and whole-body motion in cluttered spaces.
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Real-time performance: Together with the Edge AI and hardware teams, you ensure real-time requirements are met on embedded compute.
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Functional safety: You work with the safety team to meet the requirements for autonomous motion (e.g. ISO 13482, ISO 3691-4, ISO 10218).
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Simulation, data pipelines & evaluation: You build datasets, ground truth, KPIs and regression testing in simulation and on hardware.
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Hands-on on hard problems: You get stuck in yourself when localisation failures, drift, degenerate environments or field edge cases come up.
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Education: Master’s or PhD in robotics, computer science, electrical engineering or a related field.
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Experience: 7+ years in robotics perception, SLAM or navigation, including 2+ years of technical leadership and deployments on real robots in production or field settings.
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State estimation & SLAM: Deep knowledge of state estimation, sensor fusion and SLAM (e.g. factor graphs, visual-inertial odometry, LiDAR SLAM).
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3D computer vision: Strong background in 3D computer vision and learning-based perception.
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Motion planning & navigation: Solid experience with motion planning and navigation stacks (e.g. ROS 2, Nav2, MoveIt).
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Simulation: Experience with simulation tools (e.g. Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo) and sim-to-real transfer.
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Tech stack: Strong C++ and Python, Linux, PyTorch, and libraries such as GTSAM, Ceres, Open3D, PCL or OpenCV.
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Leadership & communication: Strong leadership and communication skills, with professional English in speaking and writing. German at B2 to C1 is a strong plus.
What you can look forward to
Creative Freedom and Agility
Enjoy a dynamic, self-reliant work culture with flat hierarchies, flexible hours, and 30 vacation days. Ideal for those seeking an inspiring professional setting, whether you're starting out or an experienced exec.
Passion for Winning
A passionate and highly skilled team of international experts aiming to redefine robot assistants.
Attractive Compensation
Enjoy a competitive salary package along with exclusive employee discounts.
One Team
Whether it's a summer party or company town hall meetings, we celebrate our successes together.
Professional Growth
Support for your personal and professional development.
Our values. The cornerstones of our success.
STRONGER TOGETHER
We are a team. We strive to achieve great things by promoting the success of our colleagues and partners.
PASSION DRIVES US
We strive for technological progress in order to give people back their valuable time for enjoyable activities.
MAKING A CHANGE
We strive to revolutionize the world of robotics by pushing the boundaries of technology every day.
TRUST AND HONESTY
We live a high level of appreciation through open communication and transparency.
WE SPEED THINGS UP
We do our best to always be two steps ahead. We achieve this through empowerment, freedom of action and personal responsibility.
WE ARE HUMAN
People are at the center of everything we do.
Our Location
Headquarters: Innovate in Riederich, Live in Metzingen and Stuttgart
Our headquarters in Metzingen and Riederich are the heart of our company. It's not just home to our offices, but also our production facilities, Academy, logistics, and Tech Labs—all working together to turn ideas into reality. Riederich itself is a small, peaceful town, just a kilometer away from Metzingen, a city with its own unique character. Metzingen is globally renowned as Outlet City, attracting visitors from all over the world. Here, you can enjoy exclusive designer stores in a relaxed and charming setting. The city also offers a variety of restaurants, cafés, and a down-to-earth Swabian coziness—perfect for unwinding after work.
Our application process
We ensure a transparent and efficient process and look forward to getting to know you during the application process.
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Unsere Mission
David Reger
Gründer und CEO
"Our goal was to develop the world's first cognitive robot that can work with people, learn from them and provide them with targeted support. And that is exactly what we have achieved. But there is much more to come!"
