Robotics Middleware Engineer

**Your mission**:
Some key points for the position we would need:
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C++**
- memory management
- multithreading (executors, callback groups; prefer lock-free where sensible)
- error/exception handling (contracts, retries, watchdogs)

- **ROS 2**
- evaluation and use of different middlewares (CycloneDDS, Fast DDS, Connext)
- knowledge of data transfer and callback prioritization (QoS, executors, deadlines, liveliness, intra-process)

- Knowledge of other robotics frameworks (ROS 1, DDS native or custom solution, GStreamer, LCM/LCMS, ZeroMQ, etc.)
- **NVIDIA**Jetson**
- memory management (CPU/GPU, pinned memory, zero-copy)
- HW accelerators (CUDA/TensorRT/VPI — orchestrating data flows)
- sensor acquisition interfaces (CSI/MIPI, USB3, Ethernet, CAN, SPI)

Your mission will be several parts of:

- **Design,**build**, and**harden** the ROS 2 middleware**layer**: message schemas, QoS profiles, routing, callback prioritization, dedicated executors by criticality.
- **Make** data move**reliably**from**sensors** fusion/**perception** planning/**actuation**: time sync (PTP/NTP), timestamps, clean frames/TF, rosbag replay for debugging.
- **Realize** a**modular** and extensible**sensor** I/O & fusion**framework**: drivers/bridges, message conversions, composable pipelines.
- **Integrate** hardware components** on**Jetson**/**ARM**: bring-up GNSS/IMU/cameras/LiDAR/radar, tune I/O buses (CSI/USB/Ethernet), manage power/thermals.
- **Liaise**with** computer-vision and**acoustics**experts**: expose stable interfaces, define latency budgets, and service contracts (topics, rates, QoS).
- **Evaluate** and select middleware options**(DDS, transports, codecs, HW acceleration) under latency and reliability constraints.
- **Keep**track** of the ROS 2/middleware**ecosystem** & best practices** (executors, tracing, security, observability) and drive continuous improvements.
- Ensure consistently high quality of the overall detection & tracking pipeline: via end-to-end integration tests, embedded CI/CD, metrics, and alerting.

What you’ll work with

- ROS 2 (rclcpp, lifecycle, rosbag2, tracing), DDS (QoS profiles), C++17/20
- Jetson Orin/Xavier, CUDA/TensorRT, V4L2/GStreamer
- Embedded Linux, colcon, Docker/Podman, Git (PRs/reviews), CI/CD

Nice to have

- RT-preempt, cgroups/CPU pinning, DDS Security, GMSL/MIPI bring-up, CAN/UDP custom protocols
- Exposure to PX4/ArduPilot/MAVLink for autopilot interfacing (optional)

**Your profile**:

- University degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Math, Physics, etc...
- Relevant experience with C++
- Interesting framworks are for example: EIgen, Ceres, GTSAM
- Rust is a bonus
- Also great to have ROS(2), OpenCV

- Intrinsic motivation, willing to go the extra mile, attention to detail
- Outside of the box creativity, conceptional & systematic design thinking
- Fluent in English or German
- Nationality of a NATO member nation or close ally is a must

**Why us?**:
The world is changing. Exponential technologies are enabling new types of security threats. We are committed to staying ahead by building nimble, scalable, and cost-effective defences. We are looking for passionate developers who are eager to create exceptional products, safeguard our freedom, and strengthen the resilience of democracies.

**About us**:
We are a defence-tech start-up specializing in machine vision solutions. If you have a passion for cutting-edge innovation, and drive to use your skills to create next generation solutions, this is an opportunity for you

**What we do**: We are developing solutions that enable computers and sensors to collaborate as teams, working together to address emerging security challenges. Our primary mission is to defend against AI-powered asymmetric threats at scale, such as drone swarms and other UXVs.

**Who we are**: Based in Munich, Berlin and Bordeaux/Toulouse we are rapidly expanding across Europe with plans to open more office hubs soon. We embrace a hybrid work culture - valuing the collaborations that happens in the office, while also empowering our team members to work remotely with responsibility and autonomy.