Lead Robotics Engineer – SLAM & Perception
Muks Robotics – The AI Robotics Company
5 - 10 years
Pune
Posted: 20/12/2025
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Job Description
We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Robotics Engineer with deep expertise in 2D/3D SLAM, VSLAM, LiDAR-based mapping, and multi-sensor fusion to drive the perception stack of our humanoid robots. The candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimizing real-time mapping and localization pipelines across industrial and social humanoid platforms.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the development and deployment of real-time 2D/3D SLAM solutions for indoor and outdoor navigation.
- Build and optimize multi-sensor fusion using 3D/4D LiDAR, Intel RealSense, IMU, wheel odometry, and RGB-D cameras .
- Implement VSLAM pipelines and integrate them into the organizations perception framework.
- Own and maintain navigation, localization, and mapping modules in ROS2.
- Work closely with motion planning, controls, and AI teams to enable fully autonomous behaviors.
- Develop clean and maintainable code using C++ & Python following best robotics software practices.
- Lead a small team of robotics engineers and ensure timely project delivery.
- Benchmark and improve robustness for complex dynamic environments.
- Support real-world deployments, field testing, tuning, and performance improvements.
- Strong hands-on experience with 2D & 3D SLAM algorithms (Cartographer, ORB-SLAM, LOAM, RTAB-Map, etc.)
- Expertise in LiDAR-based mapping and point cloud processing (PCL, Open3D, etc.)
- Practical experience working with 3D/4D LiDARs and Intel RealSense camera family
- High-performance robotics software development using C++ and Python
- Proficiency with ROS2 (Nav2, TF2, RMW, DDS, middleware)
- Deep understanding of sensor calibration, extrinsics, odometry, and transforms
- Experience with real-time embedded Linux systems and GPU-accelerated pipelines
- Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and Git is a plus
- Masters/PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or related field
- Experience working with humanoid robots or mobile manipulators
- Publications / open-source contributions in perception / SLAM communities
- Experience with deep learningbased perception frameworks (nice to have)
- Opportunity to shape the future of Indias first humanoid product line
- Work on cutting-edge hardwaresoftware fusion challenges
- High-ownership, innovation-driven culture
- Competitive salary, ESOP options & growth path into leadership roles
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