Field Robotics Engineer – Data Operations (all genders)
STARK Deutschland3 months ago
Munich, GermanyMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end integration of EO/IR cameras, gimbals, lidar, radar, IMUs, and GNSS from electrical interfaces and wiring through recording pipelines.
- Develop sensor drivers and ROS2 nodes using I2C, SPI, CAN, Serial, MIPI/CSI-2, GigE Vision, Ethernet, RTSP, and UDP interfaces.
- Implement distributed-sensor time synchronization using PTP, PPS, and hardware triggering.
- Develop intrinsic and extrinsic calibration routines for camera-camera and camera-IMU systems.
- Build and optimize NVIDIA Jetson recording systems using hardware-accelerated video pipelines, MCAP/rosbag logging, and storage-throughput optimization.
- Evaluate sensors and SDKs with bench testing and diagnostic tools, and make integration recommendations.
- Deploy and operate recording systems during data-collection campaigns across Europe, troubleshoot issues in real time, and validate recordings on site.
- Create integration documentation and calibration reports for reproducible team setups.
Requirements
- Degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable practical experience.
- Proficiency in Python and C++ for robotics and hardware interfacing.
- Experience deploying ROS2 on physical systems.
- Hands-on experience with multiple hardware protocols, including I2C, SPI, CAN, Serial, or Ethernet-based sensor communication.
- Experience integrating cameras or other sensors on embedded Linux platforms, ideally NVIDIA Jetson.
- Understanding of camera models, distortion, projection geometry, and OpenCV.
- Understanding of coordinate frames, transformations, and distributed-system time synchronization, with practical calibration experience preferred.
- Comfort with hardware diagnostic tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes, and software workflows including Git, CI, and Docker.
- Willingness to travel regularly for field campaigns and work outdoors in varied conditions.
- Preferred qualifications include UAV or mobile-robot experience, PX4/ArduPilot, MAVLink, photogrammetry, 3D reconstruction, embedded Linux driver development, GStreamer, JetPack/L4T, CUDA/TensorRT, MIPI/CSI-2 camera bring-up, ISP tuning, Linux kernel/device tree work, Kalibr, lidar and point-cloud processing, PCL, Open3D, PyTorch, ONNX, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, and synthetic-data generation.
Benefits
- The role is available across experience levels, with scope and seniority matched to the candidate’s profile.
- Regular travel across Europe for field data-collection campaigns and outdoor work in varied conditions are part of the role.
- Applicants should submit a CV in English.
About STARK Deutschland
STARK Deutschland is a B2B distributor of heavy building materials, supplying contractors and trades across Germany through a nationwide branch network and delivery logistics. It operates well-known merchant brands such as Raab Karcher and KERAMUNDO, offering everything from structural materials to tiles and civil engineering supplies. The company is part of STARK Group, which is owned by CVC Capital Partners and focuses on professional builders in European markets.