Robotics Middleware Engineer; human

Robotics Middleware Engineer (human)

Neura Robotics
• Munich

In the Software Department, you’ll shape robotic solutions that redefine human‑machine collaboration. You’ll work with cutting‑edge technology, setting industry‑changing standards, and drive innovations forward in an agile, interdisciplinary environment.

• ROS 2 stack: driver nodes,  YAML composition, DDS QoS tuning, Nav2 configuration, launch system architecture, diagnostic framework. Jazzy as the production target;
  Humble fallback for legacy platforms.
• OROCOS RTT integration: port‑based hard‑RT component model – used for Pinocchio + WBC solver composition pipelines where ROS 2 callback timing variance is unacceptable. Owns the OROCOS robot abstraction adapter shim.
• Apex.
  
  OS / Apex.
  
  Middleware: deterministic ROS 2 variant relevant to SIL/PLd‑certified deployment paths (Industrial Mobile Manipulator product). Owns the migration story from Jazzy to Apex.
  
  OS for safety‑certified configurations.
• DDS infrastructure:
  FastDDS (current production), Cyclone DDS (Humble default), RTI Connext (some customer environments). Owns the implementation trade‑off analysis and migration paths between them.
• DDS‑RTPS protocol mechanics – the wire‑protocol level where QoS settings actually behave (or fail to behave) as the documentation implies. QoS profile design, discovery tuning, fragmentation, reliability semantics.
• Zero‑copy IPC:
  Iceoryx integration for sub‑millisecond intra‑host transport. Performance profiling of zero‑copy paths under 1 kHz RT constraints.
• Eclipse Zenoh: emerging alternative for fleet‑scale and edge scenarios where DDS discovery does not scale. Co‑owned with the Robot Connectivity Engineer for fleet‑side integration.
• Cross‑middleware contract design: the robot abstraction layer exposes itself to ROS 2 consumers, OROCOS pipelines, and gRPC clients simultaneously via different backend variants. You own the schema coherence and behavioural equivalence across these surfaces.
• Observation pipeline middleware: synchronising sensor streams by sequence number, handling the middleware‑side of the observation assembly for VLA‑style inference inputs.

• C++ depth with real‑time‑safe patterns – lock‑free queues, zero‑copy semantics, allocation discipline, RT‑safe logging.
• Operational understanding of how middleware QoS settings behave at the wire‑protocol level – not just configuration syntax.
• Production experience integrating middleware into a real‑time robot control loop with deterministic timing requirements.
• Production hands‑on in AT LEAST ONE of the four core middleware paradigms (treated as parallel valid entry paths): (a) ROS 2 with  hardware interface authoring and lifecycle node design (Jazzy or Humble); (b) OROCOS RTT – component authoring, port‑based composition, hard‑RT deployment; (c) Apex.
  
  OS / Apex.
  
  Middleware – deterministic deployment, especially in automotive or industrial SIL contexts; (d) direct DDS implementation work – FastDDS, Cyclone DDS, or RTI Connext at the configuration‑and‑tuning level (not consumer‑of‑defaults), including QoS profile design for production deployments.

• Hands‑on across MORE THAN ONE of the four paradigms above – multi‑middleware experience is the role's distinguishing competence.
• Eclipse Zenoh for fleet‑scale distributed messaging or edge scenarios.
• Iceoryx or alternative zero‑copy IPC integration.
• Multi‑middleware bridging patterns: , OROCOS‑ROS2 component bridging, or custom abstraction layers.
• DDS Security plug‑ins (authentication, access control, cryptographic transformation) for SIL‑grade deployments.
• Open‑source contributions to any of the major middleware ecosystems (ROS 2 core, OROCOS Toolchain, Apex.OS, eProsima FastDDS, Eclipse Cyclone DDS, RTI Connext community).

• Creative Freedom and Agility – flat hierarchies, flexible hours, 30 vacation days.
• Passion for Winning – a highly skilled international team aiming to redefine robot assistants.
• Attractive Compensation – competitive salary package and exclusive employee discounts.
• One Team – collaborative culture with company events and town‑hall meetings.
• Professional Growth – support for your personal and professional development.

Neura Robotics office – Obersendling, Munich (central Munich, short distance to city centre and surrounding cultural attractions).