Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Centre de Disseny d'Equips Industrials
- Research Field: Engineering
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: Master Positions
- Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - 14:15 (Europe/Madrid)
- Country: Spain
- Type of Contract: To be defined
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Nov 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
We are looking for an Early-Career Robotics Engineer with hands-on experience in robotic prototype development, ROS 2 programming, and hardware-software integration.
The successful candidate will join our robotics development team and contribute to the design, programming, integration, and validation of robotic systems, particularly autonomous mobile robots and mobile manipulators operating in real-world and outdoor environments.
We are looking for a practical, motivated engineer who has already gained experience working with physical robotic platforms and enjoys bringing robotic systems to life: developing software, integrating sensors and actuators, implementing drivers, debugging system-level issues, and testing robotic functionalities on real hardware.
The role combines software development with hands-on robotic engineering, offering opportunities to contribute to different layers of robotic systems, from low-level hardware interfaces to higher-level perception, control, and autonomous navigation.
The ideal candidate is comfortable taking ownership of specific development tasks while continuing to expand their technical expertise within a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment.
Where to apply
E-mail: info@cdei.upc.edu
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 1–3 years of relevant hands-on experience in robotics development, gained through professional positions, research projects, internships, or substantial academic/personal projects.
- Demonstrable experience developing, programming, or integrating real robotic prototypes, beyond simulation-only work.
Specific Requirements
- Practical experience with ROS 2, including developing and integrating ROS 2 packages, nodes, topics, services, and communication interfaces.
- Good programming skills in C++ and Python, with practical experience applying at least one of these languages to robotic systems.
- Experience integrating robotic hardware and software, including sensors, actuators, motor controllers, or communication interfaces.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments (Ubuntu) and software development tools such as Git.
- Understanding of fundamental robotics concepts, including kinematics, coordinate frames, sensor processing, and robotic control.
- Ability to debug and troubleshoot robotic systems, identifying problems across software and hardware interfaces.
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Languages: SPANISH
Languages: CATALAN
Research Field: Engineering » Other
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
Salary is around 30.000€
Eligibility criteria
Education and experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 1–3 years of relevant hands-on experience in robotics development, gained through professional positions, research projects, internships, or substantial academic/personal projects.
- Demonstrable experience developing, programming, or integrating real robotic prototypes, beyond simulation-only work.
Personal skills
- Hands-on, practical, and solution-oriented engineering mindset.
- Ability to develop and validate technical solutions with a reasonable degree of autonomy.
- Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Motivation to work on applied R&D projects and contribute to the development of real robotic systems.
Selection process
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and, if available, examples of relevant robotics projects, GitHub repositories, or technical portfolios demonstrating their practical experience in robotics development.
We welcome motivated engineers who enjoy developing, programming, and testing real robotic systems and want to continue growing professionally in applied robotics R&D.
Industry: Research & Development / Robotics / Industrial Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Seniority level: Early-career
Location: Barcelona metropolitan area, Spain
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Country: Spain
State/Province: Barcelona
City: Barcelona
Postal Code: 08028
Street: Llorens Artigas, 4 08028 Barcelona
Contact
State/Province: Barcelona
City: Barcelona
Website: https://cdei.upc.edu/
Street: Calle Llorens i Artigas 4-6
Postal Code: 08028
E-Mail: info@cdei.upc.edu
Phone: 0034934010831