Senior Robotics Engineer - Autonomy & Perception

• 07 July 2026 • 100% • Indeterminate duration • Zurich Your Team The Mission Team at Verity ensures the proper functioning of our fleets of autonomous drones, enabling precise and efficient data collection in dynamic warehouse environments. We are pushing our drones towards greater autonomy, advancing 3D perception, machine vision, mapping, collision avoidance, and intelligent decision-making so that each flight operates safely and reliably, even in complex and unknown environments. What you will work on • Advance the state of the art in autonomous exploration and mapping of unknown 3D environments under real-time and computational constraints. • Support the design, development, and optimization of autonomy software that runs onboard our drones in real-time, with a focus on robustness and reliability. • Improve collision avoidance and obstacle management, ensuring drones operate safely in complex and dynamic environments. • Contribute to cloud backend systems that coordinate multi-drone fleet operations, bridging the gap between onboard autonomy and fleet-level planning. • Collaborate with other engineering teams to integrate perception, planning, and flight execution into a single reliable autonomy chain. Conduct rigorous testing and validation in simulation, on testbenches, and in the field, and provide technical support to diagnose and resolve issues. Your Experience • Master's (or higher) degree in robotics, control systems, computer science, or related field, with over 4 years of industrial experience in autonomous systems or robotics. • Practical mastery of modern C++ (performance, reliability, maintainability) and familiarity with Python. • Solid foundation in robotic perception and state estimation - e.g., 3D mapping, sensor fusion, probabilistic filtering, SLAM, and machine vision. • Experience in motion planning and/or autonomous navigation, with a good intuition of how detection and estimation contribute to safe robotic behavior. • Ability to quickly understand, navigate, and improve a large existing codebase; strong skills in debugging, profiling, and refactoring on embedded systems with real-time requirements. • Familiarity with drone technology, embedded systems, or real-time/safety-critical control software is highly desirable. Who You Are You are a proactive, solution-oriented engineer who combines strong analytical thinking with a pragmatic, hardware-anchored approach to building robust systems. You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment, and you are comfortable progressing in the face of ambiguity. Curiosity, accountability, and a positive, team-oriented attitude define your approach to work. Why Verity? • An excellent engineering culture, including flat hierarchies, an open-door policy, and a focus on shared responsibility as well as mutual trust and support • Working with a competent, high-performing, experienced, and friendly team - with many opportunities to develop your professional career and grow with the company • Flexibility of a hybrid work environment. You can organize your start and end times around your life (picking up the kids, walking the dog, training for your next marathon at lunchtime) • 25 days of annual leave, employee stock ownership plan (applicable conditions), variety of pension schemes, and relocation packages • A buddy will accompany you during your integration and your first month at Verity. • Annual team-building events, quarterly and monthly meetings, knowledge-sharing conferences, game nights, and more • A welcoming office space with friendly team members, free snacks (fresh fruit, coffee, and more!), and fun activities - we are dog-friendly! Learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we think at www.verity.net *We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. All qualified applications will be reviewed without distinction of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, physical disability, gender identity, or duration of unemployment.*