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Advertisement Number: P.Rect./R&D/2024/267
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 Robotics Payload Integration and Data Acquisition in 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” funded by Ministry of Power.
Name of the Post: Senior Research Fellow
Salary: INR 42,000 (per month consolidated)
Minimum Qualification: Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in Engineering through any national eligibility test (GATE/ CSIR-NET) + 2 years of experience in relevant fields (ME/EE/CS/EECS/Mechatronics, Instrumentation)
Desirable Skillset:
- Background in working with Robot sensors such as LIDAR, Stereo camera, ultrasonic sensors etc.
- Experience working payloads like RGB/CMOS cameras, IR imaging, optical flow sensors, IMUs etc.
- Experience with data acquisition workflows and communication protocols (I2C, UART etc.)
- Good understanding of image processing and data refining. Working with ROS is an advantage.
- Good programming skills in Python/C++
- Experience working with robot hardware platforms 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 31st 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
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