Control Robotics Engineer (Paris, FR)

We are looking for an expert with a PhD or an engineering degree with a solid applied background in control theory and in particular in real-time Model-Predictive Control.

Your Scientific and Technical Responsibilities

Under the responsibility of the Head of Robot Engineering, you will be in charge of the following activities:

• Navigation (Path Tracking):
• Identify and characterize control needs (precision of trajectory following, rejection of disturbances, etc.).
• Develop and validate advanced control algorithms, with concrete experience in implementing Model-Predictive Control (ideally Nonlinear MPC) approaches, in a real-time context.
• Condition Estimation and Sensor Fusion (Localization & Filtering):
• Design and refine observation and prediction models to ensure robust localization in dynamic outdoor environments.
• Master the implementation of Extended Kalman Filters (EKF) to deal with the non-linearity of models and the diversity of sensors (GNSS, IMU, etc.).

Desired profile

You won't be integrating existing libraries. You will develop the intellectual property that defines the performance of our robots. This requires, among other things, knowledge of the dynamics and constraints of non-holonomic rolling stock.

Your Profile: Between Research and Industry

• Education: PhD or engineering degree in Robotics / Automation.
• Expertise: Mastery of dynamic system modeling and synthesis of control laws. Real-world experience required in deploying Nonlinear MPC, ideally in the physical world and not just in simulation.
• Software: Good level of C++ required. Knowledge of ROS is also a prerequisite. Knowledge of SLAM will be welcome.
• Spirit: You know how to navigate between the rigour of a scientific publication and the efficiency of an industrial deployment.