Robotics Researcher - Autonomous Navigation

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Robotics and Automation Unit of Eurecat Technology Center (Barcelona) is looking for a highly motivated researcher to work in Autonomous Navigation for Ground Mobile Robots, with relevant experience in path planning and SLAM. The candidate will work with different challenges involving autonomous operations in agriculture, logistics, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and others. We are looking for candidates with good level of software development for robotics solutions (including ROS/ROS2), preferably with experience with robotics platforms and field experiments.

Overall, the robotics group is specialized in applied research and development on Service and Industrial Robotics. Our objective is to increase the level of robot autonomy and intelligence to enable more complex robotics behaviours. We focus on the following topics: aerial and terrestrial autonomous navigation, industrial robotics, manipulation, human-robot cooperation, perception, cognition, and robot behavior.

Over the last 15 years, our group has developed extensive experience in solutions and developments for our industrial and service private customers, as well as in several of the most successful European and Spanish projects in robotics.? Check out our research lines and projects website:

https://eurecat.org/en/field-of-knowledge/robotics-automation/

We are a team of energetic young people passionate about robotics. Come join us!

RESPONSIBILITIES

The main responsibilities will focus on the scientific contribution and technological developments including:

• Participate in the definition and development of new concepts and robotic ideas.


• Scientific contribution to the advances of the projects.


• Software development, validation and maintenance of good quality (product oriented) applied research.


• Sporadic support/supervision to robot integration, field trials and robot maintenance


• Participate in scientific publications.


• Support to project management to ensure proper project execution.


• Establish and maintain contact with clients and partners in consortium.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• PhD, MSc or equivalent experience in Robotics, AI, Computer Vision or related discipline.


• Scientific background in Autonomous Navigation: Path Planning and/or SLAM. Experience with Semantics, 3D vision, mechanics and electronics would be considered relevant as well.


• Knowledge about ROS (Robot Operating System) and good programming skills (C++ mostly).


• Knowledge of low level control for ground robots.


• Experience with communication and interoperability: CAN, ISOBUS, sockets.


• Team spirit and ability to work independently.


• Excellent communication skills, flexibility, and creativity.


• Excellent knowledge of English is required.


• Availability to travel occasionally.

WHAT EURECAT CAN OFFER YOU?

Our laboratory is located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, in the outskirts of Barcelona city (Spain). Barcelona besides being easily connected to the rest of Europe, provides a great quality of life and a great robotics ecosystem full of initiatives, research groups, robotics companies and interesting events. And many more to come!

And …

• Permanent contract.


• Hybrid work (home office/ work in the office).


• Flexible Schedule.


• Shorter workday on Friday and Summer Schedule.


• Flexible remuneration package (health insurance, transport, lunch, studies - training and kindergarten).


• Eurecat workers can join the Eurecat Academy courses.


• Eurecat workers can attend to our weekly thematic sessions to be aware of Eurecat areas of knowledge.


• Language’s training (EN, Catalan and Spanish).