Mechatronics Engineer - Robotics
Our Robotics Research Domain is looking for enthusiastic young mind with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering.
Robotics Research Domain advances the state of the art by developing new robotic platforms in hardware and software. This domain is divided in 5 Priorities: Mechatronics, Soft Robotics, Social Cognition and Human Robot Interaction, Biomedical Robotics and Intelligent Companion Robots.
You will work on several activities such as, construction, design, prototyping and equipments development for our Robotics research lines.
Technical skills and requirements of the position:
- You have excellent competences in agile and object-oriented software development in C, C++ and Python.
- You have a good understanding of real-time performance requirements and real time software constraints.
- Experience with CI and automatic testing tools.
- developing test setups, conducting tests and iteratively improving designs
- Knowledge and experience with sensors, e.g. position sensors, F/T sensors, accelerometers, surface EMG sensors
- Knowledge of CAD software (e.g. Creo Parametric), CAM software, structural analysis software (e.g. Ansys), control software (e.g. Matlab)
- Physically inspect, evaluate and troubleshoot mechanical hardware issues
- demonstrated understanding of metrology and GD&T
- fundamental understanding of stress mechanics
- Integrate mechanical and electronic components to fully assemble novel customized robot prototypes.
We are looking for a proactive person with good analytical and critical thinking. He/she knows how to communicate his/her thoughts and opinion well and is enthusiastic to integrate him/herself into a multidisciplinary international research group. He/she have very good oral and written English skills.
The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary, which will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, with its headquarters in Genova, Italy, is a non-profit institution with the primary goal of creating and disseminating scientific knowledge and strengthening Italy’s technological competitiveness. The Institute offers state-of-the-art equipment and a top-level interdisciplinary research environment focused on robotics and computer vision, neuroscience, drug discovery, nanoscience and technology.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively seeks diversity in the workforce
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