Company Description
The Competence Industry Manufacturing 4.0 – CIM4.0 – is one of the eight nationally recognized competence centers with high specialization, promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), now the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. It is recognized as a center of excellence in the digital transformation of companies, focusing on the dissemination of Industry 5.0 technologies and skills.
Established by the Polytechnic and the University of Turin, supported as founding members by 21 major Italian and international private companies, and qualified by key industrial players as activity partners, CIM4.0 assists companies in their journey towards technological, process, and product maturity, increasing their digital and sustainable competitiveness.
CIM4.0’s Advanced Robotics Program will drive the adoption of advanced robotics by empowering organizations to accelerate digital transformation, enhance competitiveness, and achieve seamless human-machine collaboration. The program aims to make robots more accessible, adaptable, and impactful in real-world applications. The main market segments are manufacturing, agriculture, food and logistics.
The new Advanced Robotics program addresses the next generation of robotic systems that combine sophisticated hardware with intelligent software to perform complex tasks autonomously, safely, and adaptively in dynamic and unstructured environments.
These robots are capable of perception, learning, decision-making, and physical interaction, often in collaboration with humans and / or other robots.
Position Summary
Selected candidates will actively contribute to developing and shaping CIM4.0’s Advanced Robotics Program, from prototyping to robotics ecosystem collaboration. The Advanced Robotics Specialists, aligned with the program’s vision, will focus on developing technologies for one of the following robot categories 1) Mobile Manipulators, 2) Aerial Vehicles, and/or 3) Humanoids. The specialists’ domain will be defined based on technical background, experience, preferences, and project priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
– Design and implement open, modular robot systems using ROS2 and interoperable software architectures.
– Develop and optimize autonomous navigation frameworks using ROS2, including SLAM, path planning, and obstacle avoidance.
– Integrate cutting-edge platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, Isaac Sim, Google AI tools) into real-time robotic control and perception systems.
– Prototype and scale Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) solutions, focusing on reliability, remote operation, and fleet management.
– Contribute to research and innovation projects: author technical reports, contribute to scientific publications, and represent CIM4.0 in national/international research consortia.
– Lead and participate in applied research on advanced robotics topics including context awareness, multi-modal perception, and adaptive control.
– Collaborate with CIM’s multi-disciplinary teams (Additive Manufacturing, Digital Factory, Innovation, Training).
– Support training activities and internal knowledge transfer as robotics competencies grow across CIM4.0.
Requirements / Qualifications:
– Master’s Degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
– Experience with ROS2, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink.
– Strong knowledge of robot kinematics, control algorithms, navigation algorithms (e.g. SLAM, visual odometry, map-based localization), data fusion algorithms (e.g. EKF), autonomous systems.
– Familiarity with AI for robotics perception or decision-making.
– Excellent problem-solving and teamwork skills.
– Ability to work independently and troubleshoot issues systematically.
– Willingness to always learn.
– Proficiency in Italian and English is required; knowledge of other languages is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
– Experience with Robot-as-a-Service architectures.
– Knowledge of Visual SLAM systems (e.g., ORB-SLAM2/3, RTAB-Map).
– Experience with OpenCV for image processing.
– Familiarity with Vision-based deep Learning Algorithm (e.g. YOLO).
Benefits or What CIM4.0 Offers:
– Access to cutting-edge labs and equipment.
– Innovation-driven, interdisciplinary and young talented environment.
– Collaboration with academia and industry leaders.
– Mentorship, opportunities for professional growth, and continuous upskilling and reskilling.
– Flexibility (e.g., hybrid/remote policy).
EXPERIENCE: 0 – 5 years.
LOCATION: Turin, Italy.