Research Engineer - State Estimation and Visual Odometry (ML+classic)

Flexion Robotics

📍 Rüti (ZH), Zürich, Switzerland

Full-time Other-General Posted February 26, 2026

Job Description

About Flexion

At Flexion, we're building the intelligence layer powering the next generation of humanoid robots. Our mission is to accelerate the transition from fragile prototypes to real-world humanoid deployment. We are founded by leading scientists in robot reinforcement learning (ex-Nvidia, ex-ETH Zürich), and backed by leading international VC firms. In just months, we’ve gone from our first line of code to deploying real humanoid capabilities.

The Role

We are looking for a computer vision and sensor fusion expert to strengthen our team in Zurich.

The goal of this position is to develop next-generation robust, reliable state estimation solutions for humanoid robots, primarily using proprioceptive and visual sensors.

Requirements

We are looking for an expert in optimization-based and filtering-based state estimation and sensor fusion for robotic systems, ideally with a focus on visual odometry. Moreover, the person should...