Robotics Researcher - Autonomous Navigation

JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Robotics and Automation Unit of Eurecat Technology Center (Barcelona) is looking for a highly motivated researcher to work in Autonomous Navigation for Ground Mobile Robots, with relevant experience in path planning and SLAM. The candidate will work with different challenges involving autonomous operations in agriculture, logistics, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and others. We are looking for candidates with good level of software development for robotics solutions (including ROS/ROS2), preferably with experience with robotics platforms and field experiments.Overall, the robotics group is specialized in applied research and development on Service and Industrial Robotics. Our objective is to increase the level of robot autonomy and intelligence to enable more complex robotics behaviours. We focus on the following topics: aerial and terrestrial autonomous navigation, industrial robotics, manipulation, human-robot cooperation, perception, cognition, and robot behavior. Over the last 15 years, our group has developed extensive experience in solutions and developments for our industrial and service private customers, as well as in several of the most successful European and Spanish projects in robotics.? Check out our research lines and projects website: https://eurecat.org/en/field-of-knowledge/robotics-automation/We are a team of energetic young people passionate about robotics. Come join us!RESPONSIBILITIES The main responsibilities will focus on the scientific contribution and technological developments including: Participate in the definition and development of new concepts and robotic ideas. Scientific contribution to the advances of the projects. Software development, validation and maintenance of good quality (product oriented) applied research. Sporadic support/supervision to robot integration, field trials and robot maintenance Participate in scientific publications. Support to project management to ensure proper project execution. Establish and maintain contact with clients and partners in consortium.#J-18808-Ljbffr