Junior Researcher

Royal Military Academy, Belgium; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Royal Military Academy in Belgium invites applications for a full-time researcher in Multi-Agent Collaboration and Coordination within the iMUGS2 project. You will conduct university-level research on interoperable multi-agent architectures for unmanned ground systems and contribute to collaborative autonomy.

Open to both junior and senior profiles with a Master/Engineer degree in Robotics or Computer Science.

Qualifications

• Degree(s) required: Master/Engineer in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
• Open to junior (0–3 years) or experienced profiles (up to 10 years).
• Experience with multi-agent systems or multimodal AI is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Research/prototype multi-agent collaborative autonomy solutions for unmanned ground systems.
• Support development and implementation of standards enabling interoperability.
• Contribute to ROS/ROS2 integration in real vehicles.
• Participate in testing, validation, and demonstration campaigns.
• Document research and contribute to scientific publications and project reports.

Connaissances

English proficiency

Robotics

ROS/ROS2

Python

C++

Multi-Agent Collaboration

Simulation environments

Software architecture

Interoperability standards

Tests and demonstrations

Formation

Master/Engineer in Robotics or Computer Science

Outils

ROS/ROS2

Python

C++

Description du poste

CONTEXT

In the framework of the ongoing iMUGS2 project (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground Systems 2 - https://imugs.eu/), we are looking for a full-time researcher in Multi-Agent Collaboration and Coordination with a Master/Engineer degree in Robotics or related field.

The iMUGS2 project builds on the success of the European EDIDP iMUGS program and aims to develop next-generation unmanned ground systems with enhanced autonomy, modularity, and interoperability. A key innovation is the use of Multi-Agent Collaboration and multimodal AI to improve interaction between human operators and unmanned systems, providing intuitive, explainable, and adaptive collaborative autonomy solutions for command and control in complex military environments.

The Royal Military Academy (RMA) is fully recognised as a university, fulfilling the same criteria as civilian universities. The RMA is also conducting scientific research at university level for projects funded by the Belgian Defence department or external sources.

We value diversity and equal opportunities. Whether you are a man, a woman or X, or come from any background, we firmly believe that diversity enriches our community, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

PROJECT

You work within the Robotics & Autonomous Systems (https://mecatron.rma.ac.be/) research unit of the department of Mechanics of the Polytechnic Faculty of the RMA. You conduct scientific research at university level on a project entitled “iMUGS2”. Your research will focus on the application of Multi-Agent Collaboration technology for collaborative autonomy in unmanned ground systems, including:

• Develop an interoperable, open, and modular multi-agent architecture in the global architecture of the project's System-of-Systems
• Study and integration of optimal multi-robot planning algorithms
• Define communication interface to enable the exchange of information between the team

Given the applied nature of this project and its strong involvement in European-scale collaborative defence programs, you will occasionally prepare and participate in on-site demonstrations and field trials, mainly on military sites in Europe.

MAIN TASKS

• Research/prototype multi-agent collaborative autonomy solutions for unmanned ground systems.
• Support development and implementation of standards that enable interoperability, focusing on mission management and multi-agent autonomy.
• Contribute to the integration with ROS/ROS2 of the developed solutions in real vehicles.
• Participate in testing, validation, and demonstration campaigns.
• Document your research and contribute to scientific publications, deliverables, and project reports.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Degree(s) required / ideal degree(s): Master/Engineer’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or related fields

This position is open for junior profiles (ideally 0-3 years of experience) or experienced profiles (up to 10 years of experience.

MUST HAVE skills:

• Excellent oral & written knowledge of English
• Experience in Robotics and knowledge in ROS/ROS2
• Good programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Experience in Multi-Agent Collaboration, or multimodal AI
• Knowledge in simulation environments for robotics
• Knowledge in robotics and/or software architecture design
• Knowledge in interoperability, standardisation and/or, more specifically, NATO STANAG/STANREC standards
• Experience in organising tests and demonstr