Position
The successful candidate will join our Robotics Software Team and will contribute to the creation of standardised software stacks for deployment across both ground and aerial robotic systems.
The main objectives of the role are to lead the development of advanced navigation, perception, and control software, while also supporting the technical management of projects and interactions with customers and business stakeholders. The position offers the opportunity to work on multidisciplinary applications across terrestrial, space, maritime, and defence domains.
Location: Sint-Stevens-Woluwe (Brussels Area)
Start date: Quarter 2, 2026.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Analyse requirements derived from use cases and perform design trade‑off assessments
Manage agile development tasks, conduct code reviews, and perform effort estimations
Lead technical activities within the data fusion team related to navigation and control of ground and aerial robotic platforms
Design robot software architectures, components, interfaces, and repository structures
Implement end‑to‑end robotic software solutions, including testing, integration, and performance optimisation on target robot platforms
Generate technical documentation and support business development activities by contributing to proposal
Skills and Experience
A Masters or PhD in robotics, control, computer vision, computer science, software engineering or relevant field
At least 5 years of demonstrable R&D and/or industrial experience in developing software for ground and/or aerial robots
At least 2 years of demonstrable project management skills
Strong background in:
Navigation – localisation, mapping, path & motion planning, kinematics, control & obstacle avoidance
Computer vision, state estimation, sensor data fusion
Very strong programming skills (C++, Python) on Linux environment, ROS/ROS2 and Git tools
Experience with/in:
Electomechanical integration of sensors, drivers, calibration
Git version control tools, setup CI/CD process
Fast learner and ability to adopt new technologies
Available to be involved and support off-site activities in robotics tests and demonstrations
Ability to work independently, guide junior engineers technically, define work scopes, effort, code reviews
A good sense of responsibility, pro-activeness and results driven
Fluent in English, both spoken and written with good skills in technical documentation delivery
Capability to cope with ambitious schedules and deadlines.
Considered as Assets
Agile methodology such as Scrum using tools such as JIRA
Experience with:
Writing proposals for EC/ESA or commercial contracts
Technical management of team members
Desiginig software and system architecture using UML
Generating relevant data sets
Integrating and testing with robots
Familiarity with and knowledge of:
Simulators or simulation frameworks (IssacSim, Gazebo..)
RTOS and/or GPU level programming
multi-robot cooperative navigation
Configuring wired/wireless networks and routing
DL frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras)
Our Offer
Working within an exceptional sector with Staff located in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
A professional and modern working environment with motivated Administrative Staff, Engineers, Astronaut Training Instructors and Scientists coming from all different horizons and countries with a common passion for space and their own expertise
A full-time position with an indefinite contract of employment
A competitive remuneration package and good working conditions
Working from home in part can be a possibility
An individualised training and development programmes.