# Robotics Software Engineer

**Company**: Helsing
**Location**: Barcelona
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies.

You will be part of a team building production-grade software foundations that power autonomous robotics. Your work will focus on designing, implementing, and deploying high-performance ROS2-based architectures and control software for robots operating in complex, unstructured, and dynamic real-world environments.

## The Day-to-Day

- Design, implement, and rigorously test ROS2 architecture and C++ modules that enable autonomous platforms to perceive, decide, and act reliably in complex environments.

- Take architectural concepts from design to fielded system, working hands-on with custom mechatronics to integrate sensors and actuators.

- Develop diagnostic tooling and failure-analysis pipelines to detect actuator and system anomalies.

- Validate control logic using simulation environments such as MuJoCo and Isaac Sim alongside Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.

- Package and ship production-grade software via containerised environments to edge compute hardware.

## Requirements

- Have built and shipped production ROS2 systems in modern C++.

- Design software with modularity and long-term maintainability in mind.

- Have hands-on experience integrating and testing new, custom mechatronic systems.

- Have developed diagnostic systems and tooling for detecting actuator or robot failures.

- Are proficient in Linux development environments.

## Nice to Have

- Familiarity with low-level motor control interfaces, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and embedded systems constraints.

- Proficiency in Python for scripting, tooling, or rapid prototyping within a primarily C++ codebase.

## Benefits

- Competitive salary and VSOP options

- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation

- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance

- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)

- Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances

- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers

- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

## Skills

### Required
- ROS2
- C++
- Linux
- mechatronics
- diagnostic systems

### Nice to have
- Python
- low-level motor control interfaces
- real-time operating systems (RTOS)
- embedded systems constraints
- sensor fusion techniques

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