The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with solid understanding of autonomous navigation, simulation technologies, and software quality practices. You will play a key role in building a virtual validation framework that accelerates product development, reduces dependence on physical hardware, and improves system reliability.
Key Responsibilities
Simulation Environment Development
- Design, develop, and maintain simulation tools and frameworks for validating robotics applications under a wide range of operating conditions and test scenarios.
- Build high-fidelity virtual environments that accurately represent warehouse, manufacturing, and intralogistics operations.
- Develop scalable simulation architectures capable of supporting large fleets of autonomous mobile robots.
System Validation & Verification
- Enable early-stage validation of Fleet Management Systems and robotics software without requiring physical robots.
- Develop automated test scenarios, evaluation metrics, and performance benchmarks.
- Analyze discrepancies between simulated and real-world system behavior and continuously improve simulation accuracy.
- Support regression testing and verification of software releases using simulation-based testing methodologies.
Virtual Lab & Test Automation
- Contribute to the development of a virtual lab environment for end-to-end testing of robotics solutions.
- Integrate simulation tools into CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and continuous validation.
- Collaborate with software developers, QA engineers, systems engineers, and robotics teams to define test requirements and acceptance criteria.
Software Engineering & Quality
- Apply software quality best practices including code reviews, unit testing, system testing, and automated validation.
Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of software and system-level issues identified through simulation.
Tasks and Qualifications:Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience using C++ and/or Python.
- Strong hands-on experience with Linux-based development environments.
- Experience developing software for robotics, autonomous systems, or industrial automation solutions.
- Strong hands-on experience with robotics simulation and development tools, including:
- ROS2
- Gazebo
- Isaac Sim
- Python
- Experience with modern software engineering practices including:
- Git version control
- Agile development methodologies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with software quality assurance practices, including code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and system testing
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
- 3+ years of professional software development experience using C++ and/or Python
- Strong hands-on experience with Linux-based development environments
- Experience developing software for robotics, autonomous systems, or industrial automation
- Hands-on experience with robotics simulation tools: ROS2, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, Python
- Experience with Git version control
- Experience with Agile development methodologies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with software quality assurance practices (code reviews, unit/integration/system testing)
- Experience integrating simulation tools into CI/CD pipelines for automated testing
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
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