Vector Machines B.V.
VectorMachines develops autonomous mowing robots for solar parks. Ourrobots navigate independently through complex environments usinglidar, GPS and vision (sensor fusion). We’re in a crucial growthphase, demonstrating our technology to customers throughout Europe.
The Challenge
We’relooking for a ROS Engineer to help us tackle the complex challengesof autonomous navigation in real-world environments. Our robotsoperate in solar parks where they need to navigate reliably throughchallenging conditions: dealing with GPS inaccuracies, dynamicobstacles, varying terrain, and the need for centimeter-levelprecision when mowing around valuable solar installations.
Fromlocalization and path planning to safety systems and autonomousdocking, there are exciting technical problems to solve. We’rebuilding a robust, scalable solution that needs to work autonomouslyacross diverse solar parks throughout Europe: each with its ownunique challenges.
What will you do?
- Developand optimize ROS nodes and algorithms for our autonomous mowingrobots
- Workon localization, path planning, navigation, safety systems anddocking functionality
- Implementsensor fusion (GPS, lidar, vision) for robust position estimationand obstacle detection
- Developadaptive systems that can handle deviations between map data andreal-world conditions
- Contributeto autonomous features such as collision avoidance and automateddocking
- Collaboratewith embedded engineers and backend developers on the complete robotstack
- Testand validate during demonstrations at solar parks throughout Europe
What do you bring?
Required:
- Demonstrableexperience with ROS2 (Robot Operating System)
- Knowledgeof GPS, IMU, lidar and/or vision-based localization
- Programmingskills in C++ and/or Python
- Abilityto work independently and take ownership of technical challenges
Strong advantages:
- Experiencewith outdoor robotics and GPS-based navigation
- Experiencewith localization techniques (SLAM, sensor fusion, state estimation)
- Knowledgeof Kalman filters, particle filters
- Affinitywith practical robotics in real-world environments
- Willingnessto occasionally join customer demonstrations
What we offer
- Theopportunity to contribute to cutting-edge robotics technology forsustainable energy
- Directimpact on a product that customers evaluate on concrete KPIs
- Collaborationwith a driven team of ROS engineers, embedded specialists andbackend developers
- Workon challenging real-world robotics problems
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