Robotics Software Engineer – Cognitive Robotics 

Job: Ingeniero/a
Department: Robotics & Automation
Location: Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)
Contract: Permanent
Working day: Full time
Sector: Other
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: Hybrid

EURECAT

Eurecat is the second Research & Technology Organisation in Spain and one of the largest applied research and technology transfer organisation in Southern

Europe. It brings together the experience of more than 800 professionals who generate an annual turnover of 69 million euros and provides services to more than 2,000 companies. Eurecat integrates advanced digital capabilities and experience in biotechnology, industry and sustainability and collaborates with industry in R+D+I activities and projects, offering advanced scientific and technological services and specialized knowledge to respond effectively to the technological needs of very different business sectors, accelerating innovation, reducing both risks and spendings on scientific and technological infrastructures. The technology center participates in more than 200 large national and international consortium projects of high strategic R&I, has 230 patents and 10 spin-offs. Eurecat has eleven centers in Catalonia and presence in Madrid, Malaga and Chile.

Job description

The Robotics and Automation Unit of Eurecat Technology Center (Barcelona) is looking for a highly motivated Robotics Software Engineer with special interest in applied R&D in Cognitive Robotics.

We need candidates with good level of software development for robotics solutions (including ROS2/ROS) and a particular interest in specializing and developing a career in Cognitive Robotics (Behavior Orchestration / Behavior Tree, Planning, Reasoning, Learning, AI) and Human Robot Interaction. 

Our group has almost a trajectory of 20 years and it 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. Our projects cover a wide range of robotics topics and sectors such as assistive and healthcare robotics, advanced flexible manufacturing, field robotics (agriculture and others), logistics, inspection, and maintenance, etc. 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: 

Research and development of projects. 
Software design, development, validation, and maintenance of good quality (product-oriented) applied research. 
Participate in the definition and development of new concepts and robotic ideas.  
Sporadic support/supervision to robot integration and field trials. 
Participate in scientific publications. 
Support project management to ensure proper project execution. 
Establish and maintain contact with clients and partners in consortiums.

Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS  

MSc or equivalent experience in Robotics, AI, Computer Vision, or related discipline. 
Ability to conceptualize, design, and implement scalable and modular architectures and solutions.
Strong software development skills with proven experience with C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, reusable code, and software documentation. 
Knowledge and previous experience in containerization (e.g. Docker), code versioning (Git), and CI/CD pipelines will be highly valued.
Scientific background in some of the following areas of robotics will also be relevant: behavior trees, robot learning, task planning, HRI and artificial intelligence/deep learning. 
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 (English, Catalan and Spanish)

Job: Ingeniero/a
Department: Robotics & Automation
Location: Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)
Contract: Permanent
Working day: Full time
Sector: Other
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: R&D
Work modality: Hybrid

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