Robotics Navigation Engineer

Robotics Navigation EngineerDrobot Inc. · India · On-site · Full-timeAbout the roleYou'll own how our robot moves: planning paths through crowded factory floors, avoiding obstacles and people, and executing tasks reliably from start to finish.What you'll doDevelop and tune path planning and navigation (Nav2, MPPI or similar controllers)Build obstacle avoidance that works around people, carts and forkliftsImprove behaviour at intersections, around blocked paths and at unreachable goalsImplement task execution: going to stations, docking, pulling carts and returningTest in simulation and on the real robot, and analyse field data from customer sitesWhat we're looking forDegree in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering or similarHands-on experience with ROS 2 and Nav2 (or similar navigation frameworks)Understanding of path planning, costmaps and motion controlGood C++ and/or PythonExperience testing on real robots, not only in simulationNice to haveBehaviour trees, MPPI / DWB / TEB controllersGazebo or Isaac SimStudent autonomous-vehicle or robotics team experienceWhat we offerCompetitive salary plus equity. You'd be joining the founding India teamYour work runs on real robots at real factories in the US, not just in simulationWorking directly with the CTO and the founding teamAn early-stage startup: small team, fast pace, lots of ownershipAbout Drobot Inc.Drobot was founded in 2021 to solve a problem every factory knows: skilled workers lose hours every week walking to find, fetch and move parts, tools and materials. We build collaborative mobile robots that take over that work and operate safely alongside people on busy, constantly changing shop floors.Our robots are running in paid pilots with large manufacturers in the United States. We're headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with engineering teams in Michigan and India. Our engineers include graduates of Clemson University and IITs, and every engineer who joins now shapes the product and the company.www.drobot.ai