Student Assistant/ HiWi at the Haptic Intelligence department (m/f/div)

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Student Assistant/ HiWi at the Haptic Intelligence department (m/f/div)

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart is looking for a student assistant (m/f/div) to support their project.

Are you interested in bipedal robots? Do you want to gain hands-on experience with robot hardware, electronics, and software? Help theteam in the further development of their small bipedal robot (EcoWalker).

As part of the Haptic Intelligence department in Stuttgart they are researching topics around dynamic locomotion with bipedal human-like, bird-like and dinosaur-like robots.

Role & Responsibities

MPI-IS is looking for a student with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering or robotics to support the project for 4-5 months.

Possible tasks include:

CAD design of robot parts
3D-printing and manufacturing of robot parts
Assembling and debugging the robot’s hardware and electronics
Running experiments with the bipedal robot (EcoWalker)
Documenting control and design changes
Evaluating and plotting experimental results
Scientific writing

The position will allow you to gain hands-on experience with robotic hardware, software, and scientific experimentprocedures. You will be part of theongoing research in bipedal robotics and human walking.

Education and Experience

Ideally, applicants should have:

high motivation
a bachelor's degree in a related subject
strong academic performance in relevant bachelor’s courses
good design skills in Solidworks/Inventor
hands-on experience working with hardware (sensors and actuators)
experience with 3D-printing
detail-oriented work-ethic
good programming skills in Python/MATLAB
hands-on experience working with electronics
interest in working in an international and inter-disciplinary research group
good oral and very good written skills in English
be able to work on-site at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany

The Offer

Student assistants with a bachelor degree will be paid €14.40 per hour. Working time up to 20 hours per week in lecture period, and up to 39 hours per week in lecture-free period.

Application

Please upload your application (your CV plus a one-page motivation letter) to theapplication portal .

For further questions please contact Bernadett Kiss at kiss.is.mpg.de .

The posting is open until filled.

The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in its workforce in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.