Research Engineer in Industrial Engineering – Digital Twins and Smart Production

About the role

The University of Technology of Compiègne is recruiting a research engineer in industrial engineering for the Quatrium 'Industry of the Future' acceleration platform project, within the Mechanical Engineering department and the Roberval Laboratory. The post is based in the Integrated Systems: Product-Process team, working on digital twins, smart control and Industry 5.0. The contract is fixed-term, starts immediately and ends on 30 June 2029.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop a digital twin of the Quatrium platform, synchronised with machines, cobots, AGVs and information systems
• Define and implement multi-level models covering geometry, physics and behaviour of production systems, management rules and scheduling constraints
• Develop and test advanced control approaches such as dynamic scheduling, discrete-event simulation, constrained optimisation and reinforcement learning
• Design experimental scenarios and demonstrators, integrate platform equipment and evaluate performance
• Liaise with industrial and academic partners, disseminate results through publications and events, and take part in technology watch

Required profile

• Engineering degree; a PhD is an advantage
• Industrial engineering or mechanical engineering background
• Professional experience desirable
• Ability to work in a team, to persuade, to anticipate and to take the initiative
• Regular liaison with project partners and occasional travel in the Hauts-de-France region

Required skills

• Modelling of production systems
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies
• Knowledge of optimisation, scheduling or artificial intelligence