Automotive Robotics Engineer

Automotive Robotics Engineer (Remote, Full-Time) Join Rex.zone to design, integrate, and validate production-grade automotive robotics systems for manufacturing automation and intelligent mobility programs. You will build ROS/ROS2 software, integrate sensors, and collaborate across controls/PLC and safety stakeholders in distributed teams.

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain robotics software components using ROS/ROS2 for perception, planning, and control
• Implement and tune motion planning, trajectory generation, kinematics, and control behaviors for manipulators or AMRs
• Integrate perception pipelines (computer vision, LiDAR) including calibration and time synchronization
• Build localization/mapping workflows (SLAM) and sensor fusion for robust factory operation
• Create simulation-first validation using Gazebo and/or Isaac Sim to reduce integration risk
• Define and execute validation plans, regression testing, and performance metrics; analyze logs and bag files
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, QA/safety, and controls/PLC teams to ship reliable systems
• Document interfaces, diagnostics, fault handling, and commissioning-ready checklists

Required Qualifications

• Mid-Senior experience delivering robotics/automation systems in automotive, industrial, or adjacent domains
• Strong C++ and Python skills with version control and CI-friendly practices
• Hands-on ROS/ROS2 experience (nodes, topics, services, TF, launch, lifecycle)
• Knowledge of kinematics, trajectory planning, control loops, and sensor integration (camera/LiDAR/IMU)
• Ability to debug complex systems using logs, profilers, simulation and/or hardware-in-the-loop
• Comfort collaborating remotely across time zones with clear written communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Industrial robot integration, PLCs, and factory communication protocols
• Safety concepts (risk assessment, safe stop states, fault recovery) in industrial contexts
• Linux/edge deployment experience; OEM/Tier-1 processes and validation reporting

Compensation Competitive hourly rate: $30–$50/hr (based on experience).

How To Apply Apply via Rex.zone and highlight shipped robotics deliverables, ROS/ROS2 contributions, integration/validation practices, and measurable outcomes (uptime, throughput, cycle time, commissioning time).

Include links to code samples, technical write-ups, or simulation demos when available.