Robotics Software Engineer for N3XT Department (m/f/d)

We are building the next generation of fully autonomous air defense. Your work will power an interceptor designed for unprecedented performance under hard real-time constraints.
* 300 km/h top speed interceptor, rocket boosted.
* 10kW all-electric peak power delivery. Custom ESCs switch a peak of 200A for extreme maneuvering.
* Hard real-time platform with an 8 kHz inner control loop frequency. Low-level flight control is managed by a deterministic STM32 .
* Built upon ROS2 , Rust , and C++ for guaranteed performance and safety.
* Target acquisition and tracking via a proprietary ground radar system. Direct integration with our Mosaic Ground Control Station for strategic decision-making.
* Modular seeker head utilizing Thermal, Radar, RGB, and Audio for comprehensive perception.
* Dedicated Qualcomm chip manages AI inference with an ultra-low 3ms latency .
* Jamming-resistant video and telemetry links providing up to 60km range .

The Team:

We operate with the agility and high degree of ownership of a tech startup , backed by the resources of a growing defense-tech company. Speed is the most important metric that counts.

About us:

Quantum Systems specializes in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in the defense, security, and public sectors.

• Your Challenge:
• Your task is to tame this technological powerhouse with autonomy. You will guide this radical system from its intense, wild MVP phase onto a stable, robust, and scalable development path. You will be instrumental in defining the architecture that brings this high-performance system to full operational maturity.
• What is Your Day-to-Day Mission?
• Design and implement autonomous behaviors, mission software, and real-time control modules.
• Define software architecture for high-reliability robotics systems under hard real-time constraints.
• Develop, test, and optimize control loops, signal-processing pipelines, and perception interfaces.
• Lead integration of ROS2, embedded code, and high-performance onboard compute.
• Guide the development of AI-driven agents running on dedicated inference hardware.
• Build robust CI/CD pipelines, simulation tools, and automated test frameworks.
• Drive the interceptor platform from prototype to stable release-quality system.
• Collaborate closely with avionics, AI, hardware, and flight-test teams.

• Background in ROS2, embedded systems, and real-time robotics software.
• Understanding of control theory, dynamic systems, and signal processing.
• Experience with Rust or C++ in high-performance environments.
• Experience supervising and guiding AI agents performing software development tasks.
• Understands complex tasks, structures them cleanly, and delivers functional results.
• Quality-driven mindset: testing discipline, code reviews, CI/CD, and documentation.
• High degree of ownership and the drive to push technology from concept to deployed capability.