Robotics Engineer
📌Greater Sydney Area, Australia 🇦🇺
⏱︎ full-time
🧙♂️ mid-level
on-site
Help shape next-generation robotics and autonomous systems for Defence.
Join a growing team working on cutting-edge robotics and mechatronics projects supporting complex Defence programs.
You'll bring strong technical foundations, a practical mindset, and confidence in both design and field-based environments.
Your Day To Day Role Will Entail
- Solving complex engineering problems using standard and emerging technologies
- Supporting Test and Trial activities in field environments
- Contributing to delivery of complete systems or components of larger projects
- Assisting other engineers while also working independently on defined tasks
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Collaborating across disciplines including hardware, software, and systems teams
- Degree-qualified in Electronics, Mechatronics, Robotics, Software, Mechanical or a related field
- Proficient in Python, C/C++, Linux environments
- Experienced in the practical application of embedded systems, schematics, CAD tools (e.g., Solidworks or Inventor), and system testing
- Strong at problem-solving and communication skills
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Driven by safety and has a safety-first mindset with the ability to work in cross-functional teams
Whilst applications must be made online, confidential enquiries are welcome and may be directed to Ruth Harrison via email; rlharrison@qinetiq.com.au
Candidates will need to be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance.
Looking for an Employer with Benefits?
At QinetiQ, our competitive remuneration and benefits package supports your evolving needs throughout your career. You’ll share in the company’s success, and be rewarded for your own. We’ll invest in your professional development and provide an inclusive environment for you to succeed.
As the defence industry in Australia grows, it is an exciting time to join QinetiQ. What the company looks like today will be different to that of tomorrow as we navigate an ever changing world. To innovate for our customers' advantage we value the need for diversity of thought in everything we do. We provide a flexible and inclusive environment where our people can bring their whole selves to work, meaningfully contribute and have equal opportunity to succeed. We actively seek applications from people who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Aligned with our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan, we also encourage applications from women, veterans and First Nations people.
QinetiQ conducts pre-employment screening, including but not limited to identity verification and police checks, for all preferred candidates.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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