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AMPERE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY – PhD Researcher in Safety of End‑to‑End AI for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

Overview

Work with the Renault Group Engineering Department to develop robust safety assurance methods for end‑to‑end AI in autonomous driving.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a structured literature review on AI safety, functional safety, formal methods and ADAS standards.
• Develop and validate a data‑driven framework that assesses AI robustness and failure modes.
• Design an independent rule‑based safety monitor that enforces safe operating boundaries.
• Implement runtime confidence estimation mechanisms for real‑time uncertainty quantification.
• Validate the approach through simulation and physical experiments, demonstrating compliance with ISO 26262, ISO/PAS 21448 (SOTIF), UNECE WP.29 and SAE J3016.
• Disseminate scientific results via peer‑reviewed publications and patent applications.
• Present progress regularly to the scientific monitoring committee and industrial stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or final year from a grande école d’ingénieur (ENSTA, UTC, INSA, etc.) or an Erasmus Mundus programme.
• Solid foundations in at least two of: AI/ML, control theory, systems engineering, software engineering, robotics.
• Industrial experience in AI applications to automated systems is an asset.
• Strong proposal skills, autonomy, clarity of reasoning and explanation.
• Excellent written and oral English; French is an asset.

Technical Knowledge

• Machine learning architectures, training, evaluation, and uncertainty quantification.
• Autonomous systems or ADAS (perception, planning, or control stack).
• Systems engineering and complex system modelling.
• Dependability, functional safety, or formal verification knowledge is a significant advantage.

Mindset & Approach

• Intellectual curiosity and motivation for hard, unsolved problems.
• Willingness to work at the intersection of theory, norms, and experiment.
• Rigorous, clear written and oral communication.
• Comfortable with uncertainty and open research questions.

Languages

• Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
• French is an asset for daily collaboration.

Job Details

Research & Development; Contract Duration: 36 months; Location: Ampere, Renault Group.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.