Robotics Demonstration Engineer & Industry Liaison

EPFL; Vaud; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Attractive employment conditions

International environment

Job summary

EPFL’s Robotics Center seeks a robotics expert to bridge laboratories and industrial partners. You will understand lab capabilities, assess industrial challenges, and present demonstrations to inspire collaborative research opportunities.

Role combines practical engineering with clear communication to researchers, partners, and visitors, supporting technical follow-up and opportunity scoping.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in robotics with specialization in robotics.
• Hands-on engineering experience in robotics: integration, programming, testing, troubleshooting.
• Strong skills in robotics software/hardware including ROS/ROS 2, C++, Python, sensors and actuators.

Responsibilities

• Develop, adapt, and improve prototypes and demonstrators to showcase robotics technologies and maintain technical documentation.
• Integrate lab demonstrators into event setups, including on-site installation and calibration.
• Build and maintain detailed knowledge of laboratories’ robotic platforms and experiments.
• Keep a technical map of lab capabilities and readiness levels, including contacts among PhD students and postdocs.
• Work with lab engineers to keep demonstrators operational, transportable and ready to show.
• Serve as the technical contact for industry requests, clarifying needs and matching labs.

Skills

Robotics

ROS/ROS 2

C++

Python

Sensors & Actuators

Control systems

Robotic perception

Presentation skills

Multilingual (EN/DE/FR)

Multilingual (EN/DE/FR)

Education

Master’s or PhD in robotics

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Sensors interfacing

Actuator control hardware

Job description

EPFL’s Robotics Center seeks a robotics expert to bridge laboratories and industrial partners. You will understand lab capabilities, assess industrial challenges, and present demonstrations to inspire collaborative research opportunities.

Role combines practical engineering with clear communication to researchers, partners, and visitors, supporting technical follow-up and opportunity scoping.