Robotic Sensor Engineer - Internship / Student Job

Mantis Robotics; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 8,928 - 13,392; Part time

Job summary

A leading robotics company in Leuven is looking for a motivated student to join their sensor development team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to participate in testing new sensing modules and developing embedded software. Candidates should be enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in engineering, with practical experience in microcontrollers, and proficiency in C or C++. Join us to contribute to innovative robotic automation solutions.

Qualifications

• Student in electrical engineering, embedded systems, computer science, or systems engineering.
• Practical experience with microcontrollers required.
• Hands-on experience in C or C++ is essential.

Responsibilities

• Participate in testing an early prototype of a sensing module.
• Design and implement drivers and algorithms for sensor data.
• Set up hardware and debug independently.

Skills

Embedded systems

C

C++

Microcontrollers

Communication skills in English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s student in a related engineering field

Tools

Microcontrollers (STM32, TI)

Version control tools (GIT, SVN)

Job description

Type: Full Time or Part Time Internship / Student job

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Mantis Robotics is building the fastest and safest industrial robots that can work safely with people, to make robotic automation accessible to anyone wanting to automate a manual task. We are seeking a motivated student to join our sensor development team in Leuven, Belgium. The selected candidate will participate in various R&D tasks related to the design of a sensor module in the context of Human Robot Interactions.

This position is open for internships with a duration of minimum 3 months or part-time student job that would require the candidate to be available 14 hrs/week.

Core Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be to participate in testing an early prototype of a sensing module, including to set up the test environment, write embedded software, perform data collection and post-processing. In order to realize our objectives, we expect you to:

• Design and implement drivers and algorithms to run and post-process sensor data
• Set up hardware and debug independently using lab tools
• Evaluate performances and provide critical thinking
• Iterate and react fast to requirement changes

Qualifications

• BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S STUDENT IN A RELATED ENGINEERING FIELD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH MICROCONTROLLERS (STM32, TI, …)
• HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN C OR C++
• STRONG WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH

Preferred

• Experience with python
• Experience with version control tools such as GIT, SVN
• Hands-on experience with industrial robots