Senior Industrial Innovation Engineer

At ARaymond, we create cutting-edge fastening and assembly systems for the machines and products that keep the world moving.

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Founded in Grenoble in 1865, and still headquartered in the city to this day, we’re a family-run business with a proud history of innovation – including the invention of the press stud.

Human values have driven our success for over 160 years, embodied by our servant-leadership model of management that empowers employees and puts their wellbeing first.

Today we employ more than 8,500 people in 25 countries worldwide. And we’re committed to leading in sustainability for the global fastening and assembly market.

Connect the parts that keep the world moving

Working in a clean, green and high-tech production environment, you’ll help build cutting-edge fastening and assembly systems for the everyday innovations we all rely on.

As a Senior Industrial Innovation Engineer – Physical AI & Robotization at Rayce in Saint-Louis or any manufacturing entities in the A Raymond Network, you will drive the development of next-generation robotic systems and advanced industrial solutions for the ARaymond network. Operating within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute from early ideation and concept generation through process design, prototyping, validation and industrial deployment. Leveraging a strong multiphysics mindset combining mechanics, electronics, automation, robotics, AI and industrial systems, you will help transform emerging technologies into practical and scalable solutions. You will act as a key contributor to ARaymond Manufacturing Process Innovation Physical AI and robotization initiatives, translating emerging capabilities such as Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, reinforcement and imitation learning, digital twins, sim-to-real transfer and edge AI into validated demonstrators and concepts from IRL2 to IRL6. You are self-driven and autonomous, willing to support where necessary. You will work within both a startup-like innovation environment and the structure of a global industrial enterprise. At Rayce, you will experience collaboration within an international and multicultural team dedicated to shaping the future of industrial technologies.

Role and responsibilities

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• In close collaboration with ARaymond-internal and external partners, develop Physical AI and advanced robotization solutions - defining, prototyping and validating autonomous capabilities including perception, planning, learning, control and safe human-robot collaboration.
  
• Contribute to the ideation, design and development of systems and demonstrators, integrating multiphysics principles across mechanical, electrical, automation, robotics and AI domains.
  
• Design, develop, test and deploy robotic and mechatronic solutions, from concept generation through physical implementation, validation and demonstration.
  
• Develop and optimize innovative manufacturing processes and industrial solutions, ensuring alignment between product design, industrial feasibility, and operational performance.
  
• Apply simulation, digital twins and advanced engineering methodologies to accelerate concept evaluation, system validation and industrial deployment.
  
• Conduct hands‑on prototyping, experimentation and performance analysis, transforming ideas into tangible and validated products, processes and industrial demonstrators.
  
• Drive collaborative innovation across multidisciplinary teams, identifying emerging technologies, contributing to technology roadmaps, and promoting knowledge sharing and best practices throughout the ARaymond network.
  

Education and experience

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• Master's degree (Diplôme d'ingénieur, MSc or equivalent) in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, AI / Machine Learning or a closely related discipline
  
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience developing robotic systems that operate autonomously in real environments
  
• Demonstrated track record of maturing robotic capability from prototype (e.g. simulation) to actual deployment on physical hardware
  
• Industrial experience (manufacturing, logistics, quality inspection or comparable) strongly appreciated; automotive / high-mix supplier context is a plus
  

Skills

What we need

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• High curiosity to discover and learn about new technologies, emerging concepts and approaches, mainly in the fields of physical AI and robotization but also beyond, paired with a strong motivation to test and implement the relevant ones.
  
• Strong software engineering fundamentals in C++ and Python, with testing, code review, version control and CI/CD