Robotics Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: CET +/- 3

Employment Type: FullTime

Our Mission:

At Sunrise Robotics, we are dedicated to augmenting humanity through intelligent robotics. Our mission is to elevate the world of manufacturing by introducing intelligent, flexible robots that enhance human capabilities and existing machinery, ushering in the next era of production at higher quality, with less waste, and lower cost.

Our Vision:

We see a future where every element of manufacturing, from design to assembly, is optimised with intelligent automation. Our vision is to integrate flexible robotic solutions, based on generic hardware and advanced software/AI capabilities, into manufacturing, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, to make automation economically viable and accessible, for all sizes of manufacturers. We are not just building robots; we are creating the strategically crucial components for autonomous, intelligent agents of the future.

The role:

At Sunrise Robotics, the Robotics Software Engineer builds the core software that enables our flexible industrial automation systems to perform real production processes. This role exists to turn advanced robotics capabilities such as multi-robot coordination, perception, manipulation, and motion planning into reliable, production-ready software that can be deployed across customer environments.

You will design and implement software across the robotics stack, from application logic to motion planning and control, working closely with the simulation and AI teams to ensure new functionality integrates cleanly into the platform and transitions smoothly from development to production systems. Your work will directly contribute to expanding the system’s capabilities and improving the reliability, autonomy and performance of robots operating in real industrial settings.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct research and development in robotics areas such as motion planning, manipulation, perception, and multi-robot coordination.

• Design and build reusable, production-quality robot behaviours that enable robots to be reconfigured to execute different industrial processes autonomously.

• Develop robotics software across the stack, from application logic to motion planning and control.

• Integrate perception, planning, and control components into a reliable, end-to-end robotics system.

• Improve the robustness of the robotics stack to support continuous operation and reduce downtime in production environments.

• Develop solutions that run consistently in both simulation and on real robots, helping reduce the simulation-to-reality gap.

• Collaborate with mechanical, AI, and simulation teams to turn new technical advances into deployable capabilities.

• Contribute to scaling robotics deployments across multiple customer sites and industries.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience developing production-quality software deployed on physical robotic or automated systems.

• Strong understanding of robotics fundamentals such as kinematics, motion planning, and robotic manipulation.

• Experience integrating complex software and hardware components into reliable end-to-end systems.

• Excellent software engineering skills in Python, including building and maintaining object-oriented codebases.

• Experience using Docker and working with common CI/CD tools and workflows.

• Experience working with ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks and familiarity with robotics simulation environments.

• Strong experience with modern software development practices and tools, including Git, version control workflows, and code reviews.

• Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

• Ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed engineering team and communicate clearly with technical stakeholders.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience developing and deploying robotic systems in real production environments.

• Hands-on experience working with ABB robotic arms.

• Familiarity with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, or similar robotics simulation platforms.

Why us:

We’re building a new category of intelligent, flexible robotic automation with real deployments, real customers, and strong momentum across Europe.

• High exposure: You will work closely with experienced robotics, AI, and systems engineers, contributing directly to the core technology that powers our automation platform and shaping capabilities that are deployed in real industrial environments.

• Career acceleration: This role offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise across the robotics stack, from application software to motion planning and system integration, while working on complex real-world automation problems.

• Real impact: The systems you help build will run in production at customer sites, enabling robots to execute real industrial processes and directly improving reliability, performance, and scalability of our deployments.