Robotics Software Engineer

Job description

In the role of robotics software engineer at SAM XL you will be working on cutting edge automated manufacturing technologies for the Aerospace Industry. With your skills and experience in the development of (robotics related) software components you will contribute to the advancement of smart manufacturing and zero-programming technologies in this field. This role allows for implementing both existing research, as own novel ideas into useable (ROS) software components.

You will join a young and ambitious team that has a strong drive to introduce world-class robotics applications into industry!

SAM XL is an ambitious and energetic collaborative research centre at the Delft University of Technology (DUT) in the Netherlands with a focus on Industry4.0, cognitive robotics, automated manufacturing and AI. As a 100% subsidiary of DUT, SAM XL aims at enabling advanced manufacturing companies (aerospace, maritime, wind energy) to make optimal use of Industry4.0 technology to improve the quality and sustainability of their products, whilst simultaneously reducing cost.

World-class research from both the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and the Cognitive Robotics department of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is combined with challenges from industry. In a dedicated factory space of 2000 m2 SAM XL is building a variety of large-scale, automated manufacturing cells to develop and demonstrate smart manufacturing technology in close collaboration with engineers from the partnering companies and researchers and Europe’s leading Research Institutes. More information about SAM XL can be found on www.samxl.com. In time, SAM XL is expanding and linking its robotic infrastructure into a prototype “Factory of the Future”, which will function as a Didactic Factory for innovation and education of the next generation engineers and technicians. 

Job requirements 

• MSc. (or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Robotics or a related field.
• Outstanding programming skills in both C++ and Python.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with the development of software for industrial robots.
• Experience with ROS.
• Experience with Motion Planning.
• Hands-on experience with industrial fieldbuses (e.g. Profinet) is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and become a problem owner.
• Ability to define and realize your own goals.
• Ability to collaborate with both Academia and Industry in the context of EU-funded research programs.

TU Delft

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Aerospace Engineering

The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology is one of the world’s most highly ranked (and most comprehensive) research, education and innovation communities devoted entirely to aerospace engineering. More than 200 science staff, around 270 PhD candidates and close to 3000 BSc and MSc students apply aerospace engineering disciplines to address the global societal challenges that threaten us today, climate change without doubt being the most important. Our focal subjects: sustainable aerospace, big data and artificial intelligence, bio-inspired engineering and smart instruments and systems. Working at the faculty means working together. With partners in other faculties, knowledge institutes, governments and industry, both aerospace and non-aerospace. Working in field labs and innovation hubs on our university campus and beyond. 

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

Conditions of employment 

• Start: as soon as possible.

• Temporary contract with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft): 1 year (with 1 2-month trial period). 

• A salary based on Schaal 11 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €4537 - €6209 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.   
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP. 
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year. 
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages. 
• Flexible working week. 
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget. 
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses. 
• Partially paid parental leave 
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program. 

Additional information
If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact SAM XL, via samxl@tudelft.nl.

Application procedure
Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 1 August 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter

You can address your application to SAM XL.

Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.