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Its automation system transforms heavy machines into intelligent, automated robots powered by Physical AI and vertically integrates them into the full production environment: from the machine and safety infrastructure to network infrastructure, site processes, and operational interfaces.\nCo-developed with customers, sensmore is backed by Point Nine Capital, leading industry investors, the State of Brandenburg, and the European Union.\nRole Overview\nAs a State Estimation Engineer, you will design and deploy robust, fail-safe state estimation systems that enable autonomous heavy machinery to reliably estimate velocity, angular velocities, and local position in harsh, unstructured environments.\nYou will work at the intersection of robotics, perception, and control, transforming noisy multi-sensor data (wheel odometry, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS) into accurate real-time estimates of the vehicle’s 3D state.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign state estimation systems: develop robust pipelines that estimate vehicle motion states (velocity, angular velocity, and position) in real time.\n\nMulti-sensor fusion: fuse data from sensors such as LiDAR, IMUs, GNSS, and wheel odometry using probabilistic estimation frameworks.\n\nEstimator development: implement and maintain filter-based or optimization-based estimators (e.g. EKF, UKF, factor graph methods).\n\nSystem integration and validation: integrate estimation modules with robotics stacks and validate performance using simulation, logs, and real-world testing.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nRobotics state estimation experience: hands-on experience implementing state estimation algorithms such as Kalman filters, optimization-based estimators, or particle filters.\n\nMulti-sensor robotics systems: experience estimating vehicle motion by fusing data from multiple robotic sensors.\n\nRobotics software development: strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python, ideally within ROS/ROS2 environments.\n\nStrong analytical and debugging skills: ability to diagnose estimation failures and reason about system-level robotics behavior.\n\nPreferred Skills\nExperience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or off-road systems (mining, construction, agriculture).\n\nKnowledge of SLAM, localization, or factor-graph frameworks (e.g. GTSAM, Ceres).\n\nUnderstanding of vehicle dynamics and control integration.\n\nExperience validating robotics systems through simulation and field testing.\n\nWhat We Offer:\nBuild physical AI for the world's largest off-highway machinery - making them intelligent, safe, and ready for every tough task\n\nJoin the pioneer in intelligent robotics backed by Point Nine & other Tier 1 investors\n\nCombine cutting-edge robotics research in end-to-end learning & Vision Language Action Model with real-world heavy mobile equipment\n\nTailor your own career path, whether you like to become technical specialist or technical team lead\n\nExperience a great team culture, beverages, and an amazing office environment\n\nBenefits:\nAttractive compensation package and stock options.\n\nBeverages on-site and regular social events.\n\nEngage with top-tier researchers, engineers, and thought leaders.\n\nInfluence the future of robotic technologies and tackle significant technological challenges.\n\nAssistance with relocation to Berlin.\n\nAbout Us:\nHeavy machinery, light years ahead.\nsensmore automates the world's largest machines with unprecedented intelligence. 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