Senior 3D Perception Engineer – Robotics (m/f/d)
RobCo is spearheading a revolution in robotics, empowering businesses to thrive by supercharging productivity and freeing them from labor shortages. Our modular, high-performance robotic solutions enable manufacturers to automate faster, more flexibly, and more cost-effectively than ever before. With over $58 million in funding from top-tier VCs like Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed, we are building the category-leading robotics company in Europe and the US.Your Mission
As a Senior 3D Perception Engineer – Robotics (m/f/d), you will build the perception capabilities that allow RobCo’s modular robots to understand and interact with complex industrial environments.
Your primary focus will be 6D object pose estimation for challenging real-world tasks such as bin picking and precise manipulation in cluttered scenes. You will bridge cutting-edge computer vision research with production-grade software, ensuring perception algorithms are robust, scalable, and ready for industrial deployment.
Your ResponsibilitiesDevelop 6D pose estimation algorithms for robotic manipulation, bin picking, and localized grasping in cluttered environments
Build robust perception systems that operate reliably under variable lighting and factory-floor conditions
Design scalable perception architectures with clean data flow between vision modules and robot control systems
Integrate perception into robotic systems in close collaboration with robotics, controls, and software teams
Train and deploy ML-based vision models for object detection, keypoint detection, and scene understanding
Optimize performance on real hardware, including GPUs and edge devices
Test and debug on robots in tight feedback loops between simulation and real-world setups
Mentor junior engineers and uphold high standards in code quality, testing, and documentation
Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, AI, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of professional experience in computer vision or robotics perceptionDeep expertise in 3D perception and 6D pose estimation, especially for robotic manipulation or bin picking
Strong background in point cloud processing, multi-view geometry, and camera calibration
Production-level proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience in ROS 2
Experience training and deploying ML-based vision models in real-world systems
Hands-on experience with vision hardware (industrial cameras, RGB-D sensors) and GPU-accelerated pipelines
Pragmatic, hands-on mindset with comfort debugging directly on real robots
Work on cutting-edge 3D perception for real industrial robotics applications
See your algorithms run on live robotic systems — from lab to factory floor
Collaborate with a world-class, international engineering team
High ownership, fast decision-making, and strong engineering culture
Hybrid work model, flexible hours, competitive compensation, and rapid growth opportunities
Join RobCo and build the perception systems that power the next generation of modular industrial robots.