Robotics Research engineer

Centrale Nantes is a leading engineering school that graduates engineers, master students and doctoral candidates from academic programs based on the most up-to-date developments in science and technology and the best practices in management.

Within the École Centrale de Nantes, the Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes (LS2N) is a joint research unit attached to the CNRS with five cotutelles (Nantes Université́, ECN, CNRS, IMT Atlantique, Inria). LS2N is located in Nantes on five geographical sites.

Job description:

As a research engineer, your main mission will be to develop experimental platforms for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots with an application in offshore wind turbine maintenance.

You will be part of the RoMaS team, a 40 people research unit specializing in industrial robotics, medical robotics and manufacturing.

Your main tasks will be to: 

• Work on the software and mechanical development of the project's experimental platforms
• Develop and implement control algorithms
• Perform experiments
• Compare experimental results with simulation results
• Write technical reports and deliverables on the work carried out

Profile required :

Technical skills:

• Mastery or expertise in robotics
• Mastery of the environment associated with the EtherCAT communication protocol
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French

Work skills:

• Adaptability & organizational skills
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively
• Ability to analyze practices in order to improve them
• Ability to put knowledge into practice in the form of an article, research paper, presentation, conference or book

Level required: You have a 5-year degree in robotics (Master's, engineering or Grandes Écoles). 

A PhD in robotics would be a plus.

Working conditions:

• 12-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of renewal - open to contract staff and civil servants
• Full-time position - based in Nantes
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible work cycles (possibility of working 4.5 days)
• RTT + additional vacations
• Telecommuting possible
• Teleworking allowance
• Free parking
• 75% transport reimbursement
• Sustainable mobility bonus (if cycling or car-pooling)

Wage : in accordance with State civil service pay scales - Category A

Position to be filled : October 2024

HR contact: Caroline DERRIEN

Manager contact: Marceau METILLON

To aplly: please send resume and cover letter through: https://jobs.ec-nantes.fr/o/ingenieur-de-recherche-en-robotique-hf-ref-664