AI/Robotics Engineer – Learning-Driven Manipulation for Agrifood

AI/Robotics Engineer – Learning-Driven Manipulation for Agrifood & Industrial RoboticsInscríbase ahora, lea los detalles del trabajo desplazándose hacia abajo. Verifique que posee las habilidades necesarias antes de enviar una solicitud.4 days ago - Be among the first 25 applicantsAre you excited about shaping the next generation of AI-powered robotic manipulation in real, unstructured environments? The Robotics and Automation Unit atEurecat Technology Center(Barcelona) is looking for a passionate engineer or researcher who wants to push the boundaries of robot learning, dexterous manipulation, and perception-rich autonomy in agriculture and advanced manufacturing.You’ll join a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of robotics, AI, and real-world deployment, contributing to systems that harvest fruit, manipulate objects in factories, and learn robust skills through data and experience.What Will You DoPioneer the next era of learning-driven robotic manipulationDevelop dexterous manipulation policies for complex, uncertain environments in both agrifood and manufacturing.Integrate Transformers, VLAs, diffusion policies, flow matching, foundation models for robotics (RT‑X style), and imitation learning into real robot systems.Build full AI pipelines, from data to deploymentDesign and execute data collection campaigns in real environments (greenhouses, orchards, industrial settings).Lead data curation, annotation pipelines, dataset augmentation, and multimodal dataset preparation (RGB‑D, proprioception, tactile, force‑torque data).Train behaviour cloning, reinforcement learning, and foundation‑model prompted RL/IL.Deploy learned models on‑robot/on the edge, optimizing for latency, reliability, and real‑time performance under field conditions.Advance perception for challenging environmentsDevelop 3D perception, crop/fruit detection, pose estimation, grasp synthesis, and scene understanding for unstructured natural environments.Fuse vision, proprioception, and force data to enable safe physical interaction.Make real robots learn and improveIntegrate your algorithms with our robotic platforms (mobile manipulators, cobots, custom agrifood systems).Validate your solutions both in the lab and on field deployments.Collaborate, learn, and grow with usWork with an international consortium of companies, R&D partners, and farmers/growers.Contribute to scientific publications, demos, project deliverables, and client interactions.Participate in project planning, execution, and new proposal definition.RequirementsMust-HaveMSc or equivalent experience in robotics, AI, computer vision, mechatronics, or related fields.Practical experience in robotic manipulation, perception, or robot learning (projects, internships, theses, or professional work).Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch).Experience with ROS or ROS 2, robot control, motion planning, or sensor integration.Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary environments.Motivation to build things end‑to‑end: experimenting, training, and deploying on real robots.Nice-to-HaveKnowledge of transformers, diffusion policies, flow matching, VLA models, or multimodal robot foundation models.Experience in behaviour cloning, imitation learning, offline RL, or deep RL.Experience training large policies or models.Skills in 3D vision, segmentation, tracking, or pose estimation.Experience with C++, motion planning, or force‑based interactions.Hands‑on experience in agrifood robotics (harvesting, sorting, detection of fruits/crops).Publications, open‑source contributions, or robotics competition experience.Videos, demos, or project repositories showcasing your work.What Eurecat can offer youOur group is specialized in applied research and development on service and industrial robotics. Our objective is to increase the level of robot autonomy and intelligence to enable more complex robotics behaviours. We focus on the following topics: aerial and terrestrial autonomous navigation, industrial robotics, manipulation, human‑robot cooperation, perception, cognition, and robot behaviour. Over the last 15 years, our group has developed extensive experience in solutions and developments for our industrial and service private customers, as well as in several of the most successful European and Spanish projects in robotics.Check out our research lines and projects website: ‑of‑knowledge/robotics‑automation/Our laboratory is located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, in the outskirts of Barcelona city (Spain). Barcelona provides a great quality of life and a thriving robotics ecosystem.Permanent contract.Hybrid work (home office/ office).Flexible schedule.Shorter workday on Friday and summer schedule.Flexible remuneration package (health insurance, transport, lunch, studies – training and kindergarten).Eurecat workers can join the Eurecat Academy courses.Eurecat workers can attend our weekly thematic sessions to be aware of Eurecat areas of knowledge. xsgfvud Language training (English, Catalan and Spanish).Seniority levelNot applicableEmployment typeFull‑timeJob functionResearchReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Eurecat - Technology Centre by 2x#J-18808-Ljbffr