Project Engineer: AI Perception & Robotics Navigation

at  SPACE APPLICATIONS SERVICES

POSITION

The role primarily involves leading the technical design and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based perception and robot navigation software. Additionally, the successful candidate will manage projects, engage with customers, and provide technical support for the Business Development Team.
Key responsibilities include the development and deployment of advanced perception, localization, and navigation systems for ground, aerial, and marine robots. This position focuses on applications across terrestrial, space, maritime, and defence domains, contributing to the advancement of autonomous systems technology.
The successful candidate will be part of the Robotics, Software & Intelligence (RSI) Team.

The candidate will mainly report to the RSI Team Lead.

• Location: Sint-Stevens-Woluwe (Brussels Area)
• Start date: As of November 2024

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A Masters or PhD in AI, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science or relevant field
• 3-5 years of demonstrable applied research or industrial experience in AI, perception and navigation for robots
• 2-3 years of demonstrable project management skills
• Very strong programming skills (C++, Python) on Linux environment and Git tools
• Background in:
• Computer vision, state estimation, sensor data fusion, mapping, path planning and trajectory control
• AI and specifically Machine Learning - Deep Learning applied to perception
• Experience with/in:
• DL frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras)
• Robotics Software development in ROS/ROS2
• Strength to cope with schedules and deadlines
• Fast learner and ability to adopt new technologies
• Ability to work independently with a good sense of responsibility and results driven
• Available to be involved and support off-site activities in robotics demonstrations
• Excellent English, both spoken and written with good skills in technical documentation delivery.

ABOUT US

Space Applications Services is a company at the forefront of space technology development and the provision of services for human spaceflight, exploration and earth observation missions. Headquartered in Belgium (Brussels Area), with a research office in the Netherlands and a subsidiary in the USA, the company provides solutions for both commercial and institutional customers. We work with clients such as the European Space Agency, the European Commission, governmental and national space agencies as well as the major space industries.
The company develops payloads, avionics, robotics technology and products, and provides complete mission operations control centre solutions to EN9100 standards. The company also provides engineering, science and training services, including astronaut training. From our headquarters, we are in daily contact with the International Space Station (ISS) ensuring our Customers’ research is successful.

• Lead technical activities in the Data Fusion Team
• Support to Project Management and Business Development Teams
• Analyse the projects requirements from use cases
• Identify and analyse solutions from the State-of-the-Art in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Design, develop, test and tune software applied to perception, mapping, localisation, navigation and/or data fusion in general
• Participate to the end-to-end implementation, testing, integration and optimisation of target robot architecture
• Generate the technical documentation required all along the process.