Senior Research Engineer for RL-based Robot Navigation & Control

Anybotics

Zurich, Switzerland

Full Time

Posted September 9, 2025

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Job Description

A Senior Research Engineer specializing in reinforcement learning to develop and evaluate autonomous robot navigation control systems, focusing on advancing robot autonomy, perception, and planning technologies for industrial applications.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate cutting-edge AI, planning, and control technologies for robot autonomy and intelligence.
Design proof-of-concept experiments and build research prototypes.
Assess new technologies and transfer promising ideas to product teams.
Shape the technology roadmap and guide long-term strategy for robust and reliable solutions.

Requirements

A proven track record of research and development in robotics, artificial intelligence, planning, or control technologies, with experience evaluating cutting-edge AI, planning, and control technologies from novel environment perception to advanced planning.
Experience designing proof-of-concept experiments, building research prototypes, and transferring promising ideas to product teams.
Strong understanding of robot autonomy and intelligence, including environment perception, planning, and control systems.
Ability to assess new technologies and contribute to shaping the technology roadmap and long-term strategy for autonomous robotic systems.
Hands-on experimentation skills with robotics hardware and software, demonstrating the ability to develop and test research prototypes.
Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with engineers and partners in a multidisciplinary environment.
A background in developing or working with mobile robots, sensors such as camera- and LIDAR-based sensing, and obstacle avoidance systems.
Educational background in a relevant field such as Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, with a level of education that supports research and development activities (specific degree requirements are not explicitly stated but implied).
Physical ability to work with robotic hardware, sensors, and related electrical systems, including building and testing prototypes (implied by hands-on experimentation requirement).

Benefits & Perks

fair market salary

attractive employee stock ownership plan

dynamic work environment

opportunity to be part of a fast-growing company

ambitious team working to change the industrial inspection market

job location in Zurich

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