Working Student – Robot Software Engineering - Operations (m/f/d)

About This Position

This position offers an excellent opportunity for a proactive and hands-on Working Student in Robot Software Engineering - Operations (m/f/d) to support the maintenance, deployment, and operation of our robotic systems throughout testing and delivery phases. You will be involved in robot maintenance and calibration, firmware updates, system configuration, and troubleshooting within the robot fleet. Additionally, you will support deployment and provisioning activities, including CI/CD pipelines, quality assurance tests, and collaboration during Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).

If you're interested in joining us, please send your CV along with a brief cover letter. We’d love to hear about your technical curiosity, hands-on mindset, relevant experience, and motivation to contribute to our innovative robotics team.

YOUR TASKS

• Robot Maintenance & Operations
• Maintain robots and devices at the Darmstadt test site.
• Perform robot calibration and maintenance tasks.
• Execute firmware updates for devices and sensors.
• Debug problems within the robot fleet.
• Configure robot systems and device settings.
• Deployment & Provisioning
• Run CI/CD pipelines for robot provisioning.
• Assist partners in performing remote robot provisioning and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Prepare and configure hardware and software for robots.
• Perform end-of-production-line QA tests with autonomous inspection missions.
• DevOps & Tooling
• Improve CI/CD pipelines to achieve high scalability of robot provisioning.
• Develop tools to monitor fleet performance.
• Support software development team operations.
• Collaboration & Delivery
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams for shipping products to customers.
  
  

YOUR PROFILE

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or related).
• Technical Skills
• Linux Systems: Proficiency with command-line tools (SSH, NetworkManager, Netplan, journald, etc.).
• Version Control: Experience with Git.
• Programming: Python and C++ experience.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and debugging capabilities.
  
  

Helpful Additional Qualifications

• Robotics: ROS (ROS1/ROS2) experience.
• Containerization: Docker.
• CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins and Ansible.
• Hardware
• Experience flashing Nvidia Jetson Xavier computers.
• Experience working with DJI drone hardware.
• Software Development
• Robot software development background.
• Experience working with DJI Developer technologies.
• Relevant work experience in robotics operations, DevOps, or software development.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in similar technical roles.
  
  

About Us

We believe robots should do the work humans should not—dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks. The robot industry is experiencing rapid growth, powered by AI, cloud computing, 5G networks and falling cost of robot hardware. We envision a transformative decade ahead similar to the arrival of smartphones. With hundreds of thousands and very soon millions of inspections performed across five continents and software trusted by the world's top energy leaders, we’re not just imagining impact—we're delivering it.

We are a team of roboticists, AI experts, and world champions who grew up programming robots and never stopped developing intelligent autonomy software for collaborative mobile robots. With our diverse team of 70+ people from 25+ different countries, our team is uniquely qualified to revolutionize the industry. Our foundation is strengthened by visionary entrepreneurs and committed investors. Additionally, we work closely with notable partners and collaborators such as AWS, Boston Dynamics, DJI, Ericsson, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Nokia, Nvidia, SAP and many more. Together, we are committed to shaping the future of robotics.

Are you passionate about robotics and eager to make a difference? Join us and be part of a team that is not just witnessing but actively shaping the future of robotics. Energy Robotics is the place for you. Be at the forefront of this groundbreaking journey!