Robotics Engineer

Overview

Robotics engineers design, build, and program autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems. Indian demand has grown across industrial automation (automotive plants, electronics manufacturing), warehouse logistics (Flipkart, Amazon, Delhivery), agricultural robotics, and emerging service robotics. The role spans mechanical design, electronics, and software, with specialisation paths in perception, motion planning, and manipulation.

Day-to-day responsibilities

Design robotic systems (mechanical CAD, electronics schematics, embedded software); program robot motion using ROS (Robot Operating System) or proprietary stacks; integrate sensors (LiDAR, cameras, IMUs); develop perception and motion planning algorithms; test and tune robotic systems in simulation (Gazebo, Isaac Sim) and hardware; manage robot fleet operations in production; troubleshoot issues from production teams; collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineering teams.

Skills required

• ROS (Robot Operating System)
• Python and C++ programming
• Computer vision (OpenCV, deep learning models)
• Motion planning (sampling-based, optimisation)
• Sensor fusion (Kalman filter, particle filter)
• Embedded systems (microcontroller programming)
• Mechanical design (SolidWorks, Fusion 360)
• Simulation tools (Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim)

Education path

Career progression

1. 1
   Robotics Engineer (0-2 yrs)
2. 2
   Senior Robotics Engineer (2-5 yrs)
3. 3
   Lead Robotics Engineer (5-9 yrs)
4. 4
   Principal Robotics Engineer (9+ yrs)
5. 5
   Robotics Architect / Director

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Useful certifications

• ROS Industrial Training (ROS-I Consortium)
• NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) Robotics certifications
• Coursera Robotics Specialisation (UPenn)
• Edx Robotics Foundations (TUM)
• Robotics Operating System Industrial Applications (Coursera)

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