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CV Guidance - Hexagon Applications
Created: 2026-03-11 Status: Draft Related: Hexagon Role Analysis, Job Hunt
Purpose
Concrete, actionable CV tailoring guidance for Hexagon Robotics applications. Focus on motion planning role (primary) and mission control role (secondary).
CV Structure Recommendation
1. Headline (if used)
For Motion Planning: "Senior Robotics Engineer | Motion Planning & Autonomous Navigation" For Mission Control: "Senior Software Engineer | Robotics Systems Architecture & Integration"
2. Summary (3-4 lines max)
Motion Planning: "Senior robotics engineer with 5+ years leading motion planning, localization, and autonomous navigation systems. Specialized in real-time trajectory optimization, MPC, and planning under dynamic constraints. Transitioning expertise from aerial platforms to humanoid robotics with focus on whole-body motion planning."
Mission Control: "Senior software engineer with proven track record architecting and integrating complex autonomous systems. Led development of end-to-end drone platform integrating perception, planning, and control. Experienced in production-quality robotics software, CI/CD, and cross-team coordination."
Experience Bullet Rewrites
Motion Planning Emphasis
Current: (whatever exists about motion planning on CV)
Enhanced versions:
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Global/Local Planning:
- "Designed and implemented hierarchical motion planning stack combining global path planning (A*, RRT*) with local trajectory optimization for real-time obstacle avoidance."
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Real-time MPC:
- "Developed MPC-based trajectory tracking running at 100Hz with hardware-in-loop validation, achieving <5cm tracking error in dynamic environments."
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Planning under uncertainty:
- "Integrated probabilistic obstacle prediction into planning pipeline, enabling safe navigation in partially observable environments."
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Transfer to humanoid:
- "Architected planning system with extensibility to legged platforms; familiar with whole-body planning concepts and contact-rich manipulation."
Mission Control / Integration Emphasis
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System Architecture:
- "Architected modular flight software stack with clean interfaces between perception, planning, and control layers, enabling rapid integration and testing."
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Integration Leadership:
- "Led integration of multi-sensor fusion stack (IMU, camera, LiDAR, GPS) with state estimation and control, reducing integration bugs by 40%."
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Production Quality:
- "Established CI/CD pipelines, automated regression testing, and simulation-to-real workflows for safety-critical autonomous systems."
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Cross-team Coordination:
- "Coordinated development across perception, planning, and control teams; defined interfaces and integration milestones."
Keywords to Include
Motion Planning Role (Primary)
- Motion planning (global/local, sampling-based, optimization-based)
- MPC (Model Predictive Control)
- Trajectory optimization
- Collision avoidance
- Real-time systems
- ROS2
- C++ / Python
- State estimation / SLAM (secondary but relevant)
- Legged locomotion (learning objective)
- Whole-body planning (learning objective)
- Manipulation planning (learning objective)
Mission Control Role (Secondary)
- System architecture
- Integration
- Orchestration
- Mission control
- Behavior trees / state machines
- Distributed systems
- CI/CD
- Production-quality software
- Cross-team coordination
- ROS2
- C++ / Python
Keywords to De-emphasize
For Motion Planning Role
- Hardware design (not relevant)
- Business development (not relevant)
- Frontend/web development (not relevant)
For Mission Control Role
- Deep learning specialization (overemphasis could signal ML focus over systems)
- Pure simulation work without real-robot validation
Cover Letter Points
Motion Planning (Primary)
Paragraph 1: "I've spent the last 5 years building motion planning systems for autonomous drones, from global path planning to real-time MPC-based trajectory tracking. Your Motion Planning Engineer role is exactly the kind of deep technical work I'm looking for."
Paragraph 2: "At [previous company], I led the planning stack development for [platform]. Key achievements: [2-3 specific accomplishments with metrics]."
Paragraph 3: "I'm transitioning to humanoid robotics because the whole-body planning problem is the next frontier in motion planning. The challenge of coordinating locomotion and manipulation under contact constraints is where I want to build expertise."
Mission Control (Secondary)
Paragraph 1: "I've spent the last 5 years building integrated autonomous systems, from perception to control. Your Mission Control role matches my experience architecting the orchestration layer that ties robotic subsystems together."
Paragraph 2: "At [previous company], I architected the flight software stack integrating perception, planning, and control. Key achievements: [specifics]."
Paragraph 3: "I'm interested in Hexagon because [specific reason about humanoid robotics and Zurich]."
Gaps to Address
For Motion Planning Role
- Legged locomotion: Acknowledge gap; show learning plan (e.g., "Currently studying whole-body motion planning for legged systems through [resources]")
- Manipulation planning: Highlight any arm/gripper experience; if none, show awareness of the domain
- Contact-rich planning: New area; position as learning opportunity
For Mission Control Role
- Behavior trees / SMACC: Research and mention awareness
- Distributed systems: Expand any multi-process/multi-node architecture experience
Pre-Application Checklist
- Update CV with motion planning emphasis
- Tailor summary for each role
- Add specific bullet rewrites for planning/integration experience
- Review LinkedIn profile alignment
- Prepare cover letter points
- Research Hexagon Robotics recent news for talking points
- Prepare questions about team structure, technical stack, growth trajectory
Notes
- Be honest about gaps; show learning trajectory
- Concrete specifics > generic claims
- Metrics and outcomes wherever possible
- Tailor slightly for each role (motion planning vs mission control have different emphasis)
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