Staff Safety & Robotics Software Engineer (f/m/d)

Your tasks You develop and implement safety-critical solutions for autonomous forklift robots operating in logistics and production environments You translate safety concepts and system requirements into robust software architectures, Safety PLC implementations, and industrial control systems You design, implement, and maintain software components across robot control, motion control, and low-level autonomy functions You define and execute verification and validation activities, including integration, fault-injection, and system-level testing You collaborate closely with functional safety experts, system architects, and software engineers to ensure safe and reliable system operation You act as a technical expert for safety-critical software and PLC development, driving engineering excellence and mentoring colleagues Requirements You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, or a related field You bring 6+ years of professional experience in safety-critical software development, industrial automation, robotics, or Safety PLC solutions You have strong experience with industrial safety controllers or Safety PLCs; experience with Siemens S7 and TIA Portal or SICK Flexi Soft/Flexi Net is highly desirable You have proven experience implementing and validating safety functions according to standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, or IEC 62061 You have a solid understanding of safety concepts, safety architectures, and requirements-driven development You are familiar with verification, validation, requirements traceability, and V-model-based development processes You have experience integrating sensors, actuators, industrial communication systems, and field buses, ideally CANopen You ideally bring experience with SICK safety laser scanners, ROS-based robotics systems, C++ or Python development, ros_control/ros2_control, Docker, or motion-control frameworks You enjoy creating clear technical