SMSS Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is developing an Autonomous Robot with deployable Drones to conduct periodic inspections of Critical Power Infrastructures such as Substations. The team is seeking passionate and motivated engineers to work in the field of Electronics and Sensor integration in Robotics the project entitled, ““Design and Development of an Integrated Inspection Framework comprising of UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) with deployable UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for Critical Power infrastructure inspection” fundedby Ministry of Power.

Name of the Post: Junior Research Fellow

Salary: INR 37,000 (per month consolidated)

Minimum Qualification: Graduate (GATE qualified) /Post Graduate Degree in Engineering through any national eligibility test (GATE/ CSIR-NET) in relevant fields (EE/EECS/ Mechatronics, Instrumentation)

Desirable Skillset:

Background in working with sensors, transducers and electronic components for robots
Good foundation on electronics systems testing and debugging
Experience with PCB design is desirable (PROTEUS etc. Or equivalent)
Exposure in working with sensor programming and integration using SBCs (RPis, Jetson etc.) is desirable.
Background in microcontroller and microprocessor programming (knowledge of embedded systems is a plus)
Good presentation, report preparation and inter-personal skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Interested candidates may send their application with complete professional & academic record (attach copies of certificates) and work experience to the undersigned on or before December 31^st 2024 by e-mail at smss.iitk.jobs@gmail.com. Online interviews will be conducted with shortlisted candidates. The applicant must also provide referees' (if any) addresses (including E-mail Ids) who can be contacted.

Contact:

Contact details:
Dr. B. Bhattacharya
Professor & PI
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur – 16

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR