Researcher in mechatronics M/W

4 Nov 2023
Job Information
Organisation/Company
CNRS
Department
Institut Franche-Comté électronique mécanique thermique et optique – sciences et technologies
Research Field
Engineering
Physics
Technology
Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country
France
Application Deadline
24 Nov 2023 – 23:59 (UTC)
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Full-time
Hours Per Week
35
Offer Starting Date
1 Dec 2023
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

As part of the start-up's development, the FEMTO-ST laboratory is looking for a mechatronics/electronics engineer on an 18-month fixed-term contract funded by the CNRS. You will be hired by the CNRS, and will be in direct contact with the start-up and the University of Michigan. This position can then be converted into a permanent contract, recruited by the start-up.

The aim over the next few months is to improve the existing electrostatic actuation system to control the attachment between two modules autonomously.

– Designing, testing and programming miniature on-board electrostatic actuators with their power supply, control and communication circuits.
– Working with our expert in digital modelling.
– Consolidate partnerships and networks to measure electrostatic forces on-board and off-board.
– Produce a demonstrator of attachment between modules by electrostatic actuation.
– Working with marketing and sales on the added value of the solution.

The FEMTO-ST institute (Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique – Sciences et Technologies) is a joint research unit associated with the CNRS (UMR 6174) and attached simultaneously to the Université Franche-Comté (UFC), the École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques (ENSMM), and the Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM). The team at the Département d'Informatique des Systèmes Complexes (DISC) is an expert in multi-agent distributed systems algorithms for the reconfiguration of objects from one form to another, known as Programmable Matter.

The Michigan Integrated Circuits Laboratory (MICL) at the University of Michigan, inventor of the world's smallest computer, specialises in very large-scale digital integrated circuits (VLSI) and their applications in energy-harvesting systems offering perpetual operation.

Following extensive research work, the FEMTO-ST laboratory and the University of Michigan have joined forces to create a start-up, PHIGI, based on the development of a new energy-autonomous electrostatic actuator technology for Programmable Matter.

The use of electrostatics in modular micro robotics has shown a promising ratio of attachment forces to energy consumed for the actuation of modules or particles on a very small scale. In particular, this new type of actuator would enable thousands of microbiome to be created.

Requirements

Research Field
Engineering
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Physics
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Technology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Languages
FRENCH
Level
Basic

Research Field
Engineering
Years of Research Experience
None

Research Field
Physics
Years of Research Experience
None

Research Field
Technology
Years of Research Experience
None

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

– Specialised Master's degree or engineering school diploma in mechanics, electronics or IT, with at least 3 years' experience in a similar position.
– Advanced knowledge of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), plastronics, micro-welding, vaporisation, 3D micro-nano-printing.
– You enjoy teamwork, public speaking and arguing your case in meetings.
– You can manage your own tasks and take the initiative.
– You would like to be part of a forward-looking, training project, within an international team at the forefront of its field worldwide, with prospects for rapid development.
– You have a very good level of written and spoken English (C1) to work with the American branch.

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Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Institut Franche-Comté électronique mécanique thermique et optique – sciences et technologies
Country
France
City
MONTBELIARD

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MONTBELIARD
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