Robotics Engineer (Werkstudent*in) – Humanoid Robotics Startup

As the technological capabilities of humanoid (and other generalist) robots advance, there is an increasing demand among German companies to integrate these robots into their workforce. This is what RoboService does: We provide “Robots-as-a-Service” and provide companies with the robots that they need to automate their tasks. As a controls working student, the software you ship will run on real robots—fast. You’ll work directly with our founders and get hands-on time in the lab every week.

What you’ll do:

Below are some of the core focus areas for Robot Control Engineers at RoboService:

1. Implement and tune joint-space torque/velocity/position control loops
2. Integrate and bring up motor/actuator drivers (e.g., EtherCAT/CAN) and write hardware abstraction layers in ROS 2.
3. Integrate and calibrate sensors (IMU, force/torque, encoders, depth/cameras, LiDAR, tactile); implement ROS 2 drivers/nodes, set up time sync (PTP/NTP), and build filtering/fusion (e.g., EKF) for reliable state estimation.
4. Build simulation and bring-up tests in Gazebo/Isaac; create rosbag logging, plotting, and dashboards.
5. Collaborate with the team on safety: E-stop chain, watchdogs, limits, interlocks, and failure modes.
6. Document your work and create small how-to’s so others can reproduce results quickly.