Robotics Jobs Colombia — Robotics Engineer (Remote, Full-Time)
Rex.zone is hiring a mid-senior Robotics Engineer to design, build, and validate autonomy capabilities for robotic platforms in a distributed, simulation-first environment. You will work across perception and planning pipelines, ROS-based integration, and simulation-to-real validation, while supporting data-centric iteration that improves training data quality and autonomy reliability.
Responsibilities
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Own robotics software components across perception, localization, mapping, planning, and control
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Build and maintain ROS/ROS2 nodes, message interfaces, and tooling for repeatable experiments
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Implement and tune SLAM and sensor fusion stacks (camera, LiDAR, IMU, GPS)
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Develop simulation-to-real validation: scenario generation, regression tests, KPI tracking
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Design data collection plans; curate datasets for computer vision annotation and sensor labeling
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Define labeling instructions, sampling strategies, and acceptance criteria; run QA evaluation loops
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Partner on safety and reliability checks, including evaluation of HRI-related data where applicable
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Contribute evaluation sets and prompt/model output review for robotics copilots when relevant
Required Qualifications
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Mid-senior experience delivering robotics/autonomy software into production or field testing
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Strong Python and C++ with debugging, profiling, and software quality practices
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Experience with ROS/ROS2 and distributed robotic systems
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Hands-on SLAM, localization, mapping, and state estimation
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Experience with motion planning and trajectory optimization or sampling-based planning
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Ability to design robust validation plans, interpret metrics, and drive measurable improvements
Preferred Qualifications
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Scenario-based testing and large-scale simulation (e.g., Gazebo/Isaac Sim)
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MLOps/data ops exposure: dataset versioning and annotation workflow management
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RL/IL/policy evaluation experience; LLM evaluation or RLHF-style preference evaluation a plus
Compensation
Hourly rate: $30–$50/hr (USD).
Remote full-time role.