inspire AG is the leading Swiss competence centre for product innovation and advanced manufacturing. As a strategic partner of ETH Zurich, our mission is to transfer knowledge and technology from research to Swiss machine, electrical and metal industries.
The research group Simulation and Metrology at inspire offers in collaboration with ETH Zurich the following position in collaboration with ETH Zurich offers a position in the field of production system analysis.
Project background In close collaboration with our industrial partners, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks in the field of high-precision motion systems including metrology, design, control and processes. You will contribute to meet the ever-increasing demands on the productivity and precision of novel production systems including robots.
Job descriptionAt the beginning, you will be jointly responsible for an industrial project with a leading Swiss manufacturer of production systems. In the future your field of activity might also include application of our cutting-edge Simulation environment Software MORe www.more-simulations.ch.
Your Tasks
- Plan and perform experiments (DoE) in a laboratory environment.
- Analysis and testing of multi axis production systems.
- Collaborate with industrial partners.
- Perform application related industrial projects.
ProfileRequired experience
- CH/EU/EFTA citizenship or a valid work permit for Switzerland.
- Recent master's degree (ETHZ or EPFZ) in mechanical or electrical engineering.
- You have experience in the control technology of high-precision mechatronic systems.
- You enjoy hands-on problem solving of demanding problems in a challenging industrial environment close to application.
- You have profound knowledge and experience in the application of state-of-the-art AI-applications in the field of engineering.
- You would like to deepen your abilities in the demanding field of production engineering.
- You have experience programming Python including git.
- You have a very good knowledge level of German and English (TOEFL > 100 pts).
Required people skills
- Highly self-organized and structured way of working and solution orientation.
- High motivation and willingness to learn new skills.
- High level of teamwork, positive work attitude and creativity.
- You like to work independently and with a high level of personal competence.
- Willingness to supervise and support student projects.
We offer We offer a 80 - 100% position for a researcher, with the option to do a PhD thesis at ETH. Through the close cooperation with our project partners, you will quickly establish contacts to industry. In our young team you will work at the forefront of production research.
