About the Role at RobCo

At RobCo, we develop AI-powered robotic systems that make industrial processes more autonomous, efficient, and scalable. Our Autonomous Manufacturing Platform combines modular industrial hardware with physical AI, enabling rapid deployment and continuous optimization in real production environments.

With locations in Munich, San Francisco, and Austin, and backed by leading investors such as Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, we are working to redefine industrial automation.

At RobCo, we automate the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary. To achieve this, we are looking for an ambitious Senior 3D Perception Engineer - Robitics (m/f/d) to help us establish RobCo as leading provider of automation solutions.

You will build the perception capabilities that allow RobCo’s modular robots to understand and interact with complex industrial environments.

Your primary focus will be 6D object pose estimation for challenging real-world tasks such as bin picking and precise manipulation in cluttered scenes. You will bridge cutting-edge computer vision research with production-grade software, ensuring perception algorithms are robust, scalable, and ready for industrial deployment.

Your Responsibilities

Develop 6D pose estimation algorithms for robotic manipulation, bin picking, and localized grasping in cluttered environments
Build robust perception systems that operate reliably under variable lighting and factory-floor conditions
Design scalable perception architectures with clean data flow between vision modules and robot control systems
Integrate perception into robotic systems in close collaboration with robotics, controls, and software teams
Train and deploy ML-based vision models for object detection, keypoint detection, and scene understanding
Optimize performance on real hardware, including GPUs and edge devices
Test and debug on robots in tight feedback loops between simulation and real-world setups
Mentor junior engineers and uphold high standards in code quality, testing, and documentation

We're looking for someone who has:

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, AI, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of professional experience in computer vision or robotics perception
Deep expertise in 3D perception and 6D pose estimation, especially for robotic manipulation or bin picking
Strong background in point cloud processing, multi-view geometry, and camera calibration
Production-level proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience in ROS 2
Experience training and deploying ML-based vision models in real-world systems
Hands-on experience with vision hardware (industrial cameras, RGB-D sensors) and GPU-accelerated pipelines
Pragmatic, hands-on mindset with comfort debugging directly on real robots

Why join RobCo?

Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation.
Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time.
As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work.
Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development.
Work out across Germany in over 7,200 studios with our subsidized Wellpass membership.
Flexible working hours, a modern office, and—depending on the role—the option to work from home.
Regular team events—from relaxed beer & pizza nights on the rooftop terrace to shared experiences on ski trips or at Oktoberfest.

About RobCo

RobCo was founded in late 2020 in Munich and develops AI-powered robotic systems that bring learning and autonomy to industrial processes. The Autonomous Manufacturing Platform combines modular industrial hardware with a software architecture for physical AI, enabling rapid implementation, continuous optimization, and application-specific performance.

Through a Robotics-as-a-Service model, RobCo helps industrial companies automate manual tasks while reducing operational complexity and risk. The company covers a wide range of industrial applications, including machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, and welding.

RobCo operates in Europe and the USA, with locations in Munich, San Francisco, and Austin. The company is backed by leading global investors, including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All decisions throughout the recruitment process are based solely on applicants’ qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as relevant business requirements.

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