Postdoctoral Fellowship in Manufacturing Automation and Autonomous Robotics

at  University of Alberta

Department Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
Posted date February 2, 2022
Closing date Will remain open until filled.
Position Type Full Time

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our research group in the area of advanced manufacturing, robotic cell design and development, autonomous repair, and manufacturing automation. The current research focus of the group is in intelligent system design, automation, and manufacturing using Industry 4.0 principles and technologies. The successful candidate will conduct research in autonomous robotic system design and development, hands-on prototyping, programming, sensors integration and analysis, and intelligent process planning and optimization for offsite construction and manufacturing processes. The candidate must have a research focus, evidenced through published peer-reviewed articles or thesis, in one of the following areas:

• Modeling, simulation, and process optimization for robot-based operations
• Autonomous robotics: design, path planning and programming
• Optimization of robotic system design and operations
• Manufacturing process automation
• Mechatronics (programming and control)
• Industrial intelligent automation
• Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing

For validation, the candidate will have access to the partner company’s facility and various software. The candidate will also have access to 5-axis and 3-axis CNC machines, a 3-axis CMM, 3-axis 3D printing technologies, 2D and 3D vision systems, lidar and other proximity sensors, and all the industrial robots and mechatronics facilities available in the Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing, Design and Automation (LIMDA) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. The current vacancy is a full-time position based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for 1 year (extended to two based on your performance). The salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING & SKILLS

• A Ph.D. in mechanical, civil, computer science or electrical engineering, or a field closely related to advanced manufacturing, robotics, and mechatronics
• Expertise and research experience in one or more of the core areas described above
• Established experience in systems design, modeling, and simulation of automated or robotic processes evident through published research
• Experience in the application of CAD modeling and robotic programming and control
• Proficiency in programming in Matlab, C/C++/C#, Python, PLCs and in an established CAD/CAM software packages

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Prior experience working with machine learning, especially deep learning and neural networks
• Prior experience with digital-twins and visualization tools
• Knowledge of design methodologies and design optimization
• Experience with robotic simulation software, such as RobotStudio

Please refer the Job description for details