Robotics Research Assistant — Autonomous Navigation

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI); Ticino; On-site; CHF 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Travel support to conferences

Professional development

Co-supervision of students

Job summary

SUPSI invites applications for an Assistant with Master in Robotics at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) in Lugano. The role combines research and education, supporting both colleagues and Master/PhD students in cutting-edge robotics projects.

The successful candidate will design navigation algorithms, integrate autonomy stacks on real platforms, and contribute to publications and funded research milestones within an international team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Robotics or related field.
• Solid programming skills in Python (and ideally C++) for robotics applications, with ROS2-based development.
• Proven experience in autonomous systems and robot perception and control, including navigation and/or human-robot interaction.
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop navigation algorithms for autonomous self-balancing systems.
• Lead the integration and validation of the autonomy stack on a real robotic platform.
• Collaborate with industrial partners to advance from research prototype to product (TRL 6-7).
• Support research activities and supervise students, contributing to publications.
• Contribute to dissemination of results in high-quality conferences and journals.
• Support management and execution of funded research projects with timely milestones.

Skills

Autonomous systems

Robot perception & control

English communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree in Robotics

Tools

ROS2

Python

C++

Job description

SUPSI invites applications for an Assistant with Master in Robotics at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) in Lugano. The role combines research and education, supporting both colleagues and Master/PhD students in cutting-edge robotics projects.

The successful candidate will design navigation algorithms, integrate autonomy stacks on real platforms, and contribute to publications and funded research milestones within an international team.