Robotics engineer F/M for service robotics experiments in real life scenarios

Inria; Villers-lès-Nancy; Hybrid; EUR 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remboursement partiel des frais de交通

7 semaines de congés annuels

Télétravail possible

Équipement professionnel

Événements sociaux et culturels

Job summary

Inria à Villers-lès-Nancy cherche un ingénieur robotique pour des expériences de robotique de service. Le candidat dirigera des expériences sur le terrain et développera des logiciels pour des robots en situation réelle.

Avec un master en robotique ou un domaine similaire, le candidat doit maîtriser C++ et Python, ainsi que ROS/ROS2. Des avantages tels que le télétravail après 6 mois et 7 semaines de congés annuels sont offerts.

Qualifications

• Expérience en programmation en C/C++ et Python.
• Maîtrise de ROS/ROS2 et Gazebo.
• Bonnes compétences en communication et en rédaction en anglais.

Responsibilities

• Diriger et exécuter des expériences robotiques sur le terrain.
• Écrire du code pour réaliser des expériences avec des robots.
• Superviser les plateformes robotiques et assurer leur sécurité.

Skills

C/C++

Python

HRI experience

Machine learning

Robotic platforms

Software development

Teamwork

Good communication

Education

Master's degree in Robotics, AI, or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Gazebo

Job description

Robotics engineer F/M for service robotics experiments in real life scenarios

The position is funded by the PEPR O2R, a national French program to advance research in robotics which reunites several French laboratories in robotics, AI, and Social and Human Sciences.

In this context, the HUCEBOT team in INRIA is leading the project AS3, with the challenge to carry out longitudinal (i.e., several months) experiments of service robotics in real-life scenarios.

THe team already conducted preliminary studies with a mobile robot, Shelfy, serving coffee in the cafeteria or handing free goodies in corridors. We look for a robotics engineer to assist the team in continuing the experiments. We will continue serving breakfast, delivering mail or items in offices, interact with visitors, etc. Later, the experiments will take place in a hospital environment.

The objective of these experiments is to investigate the behavior of the humans around the robots, and also improve the robot's autonomous skills in interaction, control, navigation, manipulation.

The team is international - English and French speaking. French isdesirable for this position, because the engineer will have to interact with passersby and asks questions.

The laboratory is located in the Science and Technology Campus of the University of Lorraine, next to the Botanical Gardens, at 20 minutes by public transportation or bike from the Nancy train station and City Center.

Nancy is a University town, with a high quality of life and a vibrant student and expat community.

The engineer will be responsible for the robotics platforms used in the project (Shelfy, TiagoPro, but potentially also humanoid G1), making sure the contributions from all the partners are integrated at the software level on the robot. He will also supervise all the experiments, making sure the platform behaves safely in the real environment.

To this end, an important objective will be to improve and maintainthe teleoperation interface station that enables the engineer to supervise the robot in Wizard of Oz mode. The engineer will have to develop/improve/maintain the software running on the robot, mostly improving on the existing software that is used and developed by the team for navigation, control, and manipulation. Running the experiments in the lab will require potentially deploying environmental sensors and handling network issues (changes in the network, delays, etc.).

An important task will be to realize all the field experiments. To do so, the candidate should like robot learning, HRI, and collaborative work.

All the development will be in ROS/ROS2.

• Leading and executing the robot experiments in the field
• Write code to perform experiments with robots
• Conduct experiments in the real environment,with real robots
• Participate to national (PEPR) and European projects events (meetings, hackathons) when appropriate
• Experience with machine learning, vision,orreal robots is ideal.
• HRI experience.
• Familiarity with robotic platforms (e.g., ROS/ROS2, Gazebo), sensors, cameras, and hardware.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++ and/or Python is required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication and writing skills in English.

Avantages

• Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
• Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
• Possibility of teleworking (after 6 months of employment) and flexible organization of working hours
• Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)
• Social, cultural and sports events and activities
• Access to vocational training
• Social security coverage

From €2692 gross/month (depending on experience and qualifications).

Master's degree (or equivalent) in Robotics, AI, Computer Science, or a related field.

Very good programming skills (C++, python).

Love working with real robots.

Not afraid of challenging projects.