Zeiss is an international technology enterprise in the optical and optoelectronic industries, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, and founded in 1846. The company develops, produces, and distributes a wide range of products including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical technology, industrial metrology, microscopy solutions, and consumer optics such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses. Operating in nearly 50 countries with dozens of production sites and service locations worldwide, the group is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany.
HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Test & Measurement • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Vision Care & Ophthalmology • Health Care • Medical Devices • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 5000+ employees
Intern • In office (Karlsruhe, Germany) • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern • English
C++
Python
Robotics
Drake
LeRobot
Motion Planning
MoveIt
Pinocchio
ROS
ros2_control
ROS2
Auterion is a Swiss company founded in 2017 that builds an open operating system for drones and robotic vehicles. Its software is derived from the PX4 open source autopilot and powers fleets for defence, government and enterprise users. The company works closely with NATO members and American defence programmes.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Robotics AI • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
≈ $94k – $174k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff • English
Motius is a Munich research and development company founded in 2013 that builds prototypes with emerging technologies. It assembles project teams from a community of thousands of technologists for each client challenge. The company works with industrial and mobility corporations on early stage product development.
HQ: Munich, Germany • 1-10 employees
≈ $45k – $115k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • English
C++
Python
Rust
DevOps
RTOS
Axon Enterprise is a global leader in public safety technology, best known for developing TASER energy weapons, body-worn cameras, and digital evidence management software. Its cloud-based ecosystem enables law enforcement, first responders, and military personnel to collect, manage, and analyze operational data and video footage in real time. Driven by a mission to protect life and preserve truth, the company provides hardware, artificial intelligence, and software solutions designed to streamline emergency response and reduce violent conflict.
HQ: Scottsdale, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $70k – $154k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Kassel, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company headquartered in Ottobrunn, near Munich, and was founded in 2018. The company develops and builds the Spectrum launch vehicle, a two-stage rocket designed to transport small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into orbit. It operates production facilities in Germany and utilizes launch sites such as the Andoya Spaceport in Norway to provide flexible and cost-effective access to space for global commercial and government customers.
HQ: Ottobrunn, Germany • Space Defense • Military • Space Services • Aerospace Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Launch Services • Est. 2018
≈ $42k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Ottobrunn, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle • German: C1
In office (Ottobrunn, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree
Sereact is a Stuttgart company founded in 2021 that builds artificial intelligence software for robotic picking. Its models let robots grasp objects they have never seen before and follow instructions given in natural language. The company works with logistics and manufacturing customers automating handling tasks.
HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Transportation & Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • Warehousing • Est. 2021
≈ $105k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Zurich, Switzerland, Stuttgart, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
Robotics
Gazebo
Motion Planning
Path Planning
ROS
Sensor Fusion
≈ $44k – $113k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Stuttgart, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
≈ $47k – $137k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Stuttgart, Germany) • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
DevOps
Docker
Robotics
ROS
With support from more than 30 countries, laboratories at six locations across Europe and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory is a powerhouse of biological expertise. The intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg, was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.
Heidelberg • Rome • Grenoble • Hamburg • Barcelona • Science & Engineering • Bioinformatics • Biotechnology • 501-1000 employees
In office (Heidelberg, Germany) • Relocation • Full-Time • German: B2
RobCo is a Munich company founded in 2020 that sells modular robots to small and mid-sized manufacturers. Its arms are assembled from standard modules and configured through simple software, avoiding lengthy integration projects. The company offers robotics as a subscription to firms that cannot justify traditional automation.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Manufacturing • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
≈ $65k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior
In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time
≈ $41k – $106k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • German: C1 (Optional) • English: C1
Sensmore — Sensmore engineering, not only do we sense more data, we make more sense. Signup to be the first to know when we launch.
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Sensors • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence
Equity • Intern • In office (Potsdam, Germany) • Relocation • Full-Time • Intern
Equity • In office (Potsdam, Berlin, Germany) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
C
C
Embedded C
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Equity • In office (Potsdam, Berlin, Germany) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany (with additional presence across Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden), STARK Defence is a defense technology enterprise specializing in autonomous unmanned systems and military software engineering. Founded in 2024 in response to modern operational demands, the firm develops AI-enabled, software-defined loitering munitions, strike drones, and modular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engineered for high-threat, electronic warfare environments.
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Military • Military Drones • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • English
Python
Robotics
ArduPilot
MAVLink
ROS
ROS2
Design
Fusion 360
SolidWorks
In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
OpenCV
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
ONNX
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
TensorRT
DevOps
Docker
Git
Robotics
GStreamer
ROS2
ArduPilot
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
MAVLink
Open3D
≈ $43k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • German • English
Celonis is a global enterprise software leader pioneering process mining and execution management technologies. Its platform extracts data from underlying enterprise IT systems to visualize, analyze, and optimize business operations in real time. By identifying operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies, Celonis helps organizations enhance performance across finance, supply chain, customer service, and procurement.
HQ: New York, United States • HQ: Munich, Germany • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Data & Analytics • Business Process Automation (BPA) • 1001-5000 employees
Equity • Executive • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Architect
frog is a global design and strategy consultancy founded in 1969 by Hartmut Esslinger in Mutlangen, Germany, and now headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm works across industrial design, product and service design, brand strategy, and digital experience, and is known for its early work on Apple's Snow White design language. It has operated as part of Capgemini Invent since 2020 and runs studios across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Professional Services • Branding • UI/UX Design • Industrial Design • Design & Creative • Est. 1969
In office (Berlin, Germany) • Internship • German: B2
≈ $71k – $156k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Berlin, Germany) • Internship • Senior • German: C1
Tata Group is one of India's largest and most historic global multi-industry conglomerates, headquartered at Bombay House in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Tata, the enterprise operates on a promoter-holding model managed by Tata Sons - where 66% of equity share capital is held by philanthropic trusts (such as the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust), channeling profits directly into education, healthcare, and community development.
HQ: Mumbai, India • Commerce • Internet Services • Search Engines • Artificial Intelligence • E-commerce Platforms • Information Technology
In office (Berlin, Germany) • Full-Time
In office (Stuttgart, Germany) • Full-Time
In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time
Black Forest Labs is building visual intelligence: models that understand, reason, and act in the world. Use FLUX models via our API.
HQ: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
$140k – $209k per year • In office (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) • Full-Time
Diffusion Models
Fine-tuning
Knowledge Distillation
Reinforcement Learning
Stable Diffusion
Robotics
LeRobot
Reinforcement Learning
Vantage Data Centers is a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses that designs, builds, and operates critical digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company provides cloud providers, large tech enterprises, and artificial intelligence developers with high-density, customizable data storage and computing capacity. Backed by major infrastructure investors like DigitalBridge and Silver Lake, Vantage operates dozens of sustainable, powered campuses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.
Frankfurt am Main • Denver • Montreal • San Antonio • Santa Clara • Real Estate • Property Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
≈ $108k – $199k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Frankfurt am Main, Germany, London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Architect
Reflex Aerospace is a Berlin company founded in 2021 that builds custom satellites on short timelines. It designs spacecraft for commercial and government customers who need capability in orbit within months rather than years. The company focuses on responsive space missions for security and earth observation.
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Satellite Communications • Satellite Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Est. 2021
Remote/Hybrid (Berlin, Germany) • Full-Time • German: C1 • English
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Berlin • Munich
≈ $95k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 1+ year exp • In office (Berlin, Germany) • PhD • Full-Time • Staff • English: C1
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
Self-Supervised Learning
TensorFlow
Robotics
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
Localization
Perception
Reinforcement Learning
ROS
idealworks is a Munich company spun out of BMW in 2020 that builds autonomous transport robots for factories. Its iw.hub robots move heavy load carriers through plants and are coordinated by the AnyFleet management software. The company also orchestrates mixed fleets of robots from different manufacturers.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Manufacturing • Industrial Automation • Est. 2020
≈ $43k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
≈ $70k – $153k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
C#
C++
Python
AI/ML
Synthetic Data
Robotics
Gazebo
Isaac Lab
Isaac Sim
MuJoCo
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
16 |
$79K |
$105K |
$114K |
Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 37 open Robotics Engineer jobs in Germany from 18 companies. 2 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 16 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 16 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $79K and $114K a year, with a median of $105K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Germany (12) and Switzerland (1). 14% offer a hybrid arrangement, while the rest expect you on site.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Robotics Engineer jobs in Germany right now are Sensmore (8), Sereact (4), RobCo (3), STARK Defence (3), Tata Group (3), and Isar Aerospace (2). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (15), C++ (13), SolidWorks (11), ROS (6), PyTorch (5), Sensor Fusion (5), ROS2 (4), and Digital Twin (4). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Robotics Engineer jobs in Germany, 9 offer a relocation package and 11 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
