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 robotic 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 well as your own novel ideas, into usable (ROS) software components.
You will join a young and ambitious team that has a strong drive to introduce world‑class robotics applications into industry!
Job requirements- MSc. (or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Robotics or a related field.
- Outstanding programming skills in both C++ and Python.
- 0‑3 years of relevant experience.
- Up to 3 years of hands‑on experience building robotics software; familiarity with industrial robot platforms is a plus.
- Experience with ROS / ROS2.
- Experience with Motion Planning.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and become a problem owner.
- Ability to define and realize your own goals.
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 on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
Challenge. Change. Impact!
SAM XLSAM 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.
Conditions of employment- Duration of contract is 2 years temporarily with a possibility for extension.
- A job of 36‑40 hours per week.
- A salary based on Scale 10 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3 546–€5 538 gross per month based on a full‑time 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.
If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Hein Koelman, via hwjmkoelman@tudelft.nl.
Application procedureAre you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 8 March 2026 via the application button and upload the following documents:
- CV
- Motivational letter
You can address your application to Hein Koelman.
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