Electrical Engineer for Space Robotics - Genoa, Liguria

For this position (contract duration until Sept 2027), we are looking for a highly motivated and proactive engineer to take care of the avionics and other electrical subsystems of robot prototypes for space exploration. Furthermore, he/she will provide general electronics and ele ...

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For this position (contract duration until Sept 2027), we are looking for a highly motivated and proactive engineer to take care of the avionics and other electrical subsystems of robot prototypes for space exploration. Furthermore, he/she will provide general electronics and electric engineering support for the different projects in the DLS Lab.

Within the team, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Develop/improve the electronics/electric systems of new and existing quadruped robot systems and subsystems, testing and debugging.
• Design and hands-on fabrication of wiring harnesses and cabling for avionics.
• Interfacing with other teams inside IIT and subcontractors/suppliers.
• Integrate with the team of engineers supporting day-to-day R&D and maintenance activities (debugging, testing, developing new concepts, improving robot performance).

REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics Engineering
• Hands-on experience with real robot/mechatronics prototypes
• Experience with real-time systems
• Experience with wiring and cable routing of robots and/or mechatronic systems
• Knowledge of embedded systems
• Knowledge in the design and debugging of electronic boards, soldering skills
• Programming skills (preferably in C/C++)
• Excellent communication skills and ability/willingness to integrate within a multidisciplinary international research group
• Good command in spoken and written English

Additional preferred Qualifications:

• certification of soldering and/or wire harnessing
• experience with legged robots, microcontroller programming, battery systems, and/or EtherCAT/CAN.