Senior Mechanical Engineer for Space Robotics and Teleoperation

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Italy
- Commitment & contract: full-time, fixed-term contract_
- Location: Genoa, Italy_ **_Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s leave something for the future!_** At IIT, we are committed to advancing human-centered Science and Technology to address the most urgent societal challenges of our era. We foster excellence in both fundamental and applied research, spanning fields such as neuroscience and cognition, humanoid technologies and robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and material sciences, offering a truly interdisciplinary scientific experience. Our approach integrates cutting-edge tools and technology, empowering researchers to push the limits of knowledge and innovation. With us, your curiosity will know no bounds. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering diversity in all its forms, creating an inclusive environment. We value the unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives of our people. By embracing diversity, we believe science can achieve its fullest potential. **THE ROLE** You will be working in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary group, where junior and senior scientists collaborate, each with their expertise, to carry out a scientific activity with a shared research goal. The team’s research focuses on locomotion over rough terrain, foothold planning, whole-body control, perception, loco-manipulation, machine learning, as well as the development of the next generation quadruped robots. For this position, we are looking for a highly motivated and proactive Senior Mechanical Engineer for Space Robotics and Teleoperation. Within the research team, your main responsibilities will be:



- Design and development of mechanical parts for robots and equipment.
- Continuous improvement of robot performance and robustness, analyzing test reports
- Robot maintenance, testing, and assembly of new mechanical parts.
- Integrate with the team of technicians supporting day to day R&D; and maintenance activities (debugging, testing, developing new concepts, improve robot performance).
- Preparation of documentation based on client requirements
- Support the lead of the mechanical design group in management/leadership activities **ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**
- A Master’s degree in Robotics, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum of 3 years experience in industry after the Master’s degree
- Good knowledge of CAD software, modelling and drawing, preferably Siemens NX
- Good knowledge of FEA software
- Understanding of dimensional and geometrical tolerances
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, in particular CNC machining
- Experience with mechanical systems
- Experience on mechanical assembling
- Very good manual skills and affinity with lab environment
- Good communication skills and ability/willingness to integrate within a multidisciplinary international research group
- Good command in spoken and written English **ADDITIONAL SKILLS**
- good knowledge of coding with Matlab or Python. **COMPENSATION PACKAGE**
- Competitive salary package that includes a performance-based premio
- Private health care coverage depending on your role and contract This open position is partially financed by _INAIL_ within the project: _Sistemi Cibernetici Collaborativi - Robot Teleoperativo 3” (Collaborative Cybernetic Systems - Robotic Teleoperation 3) - INAIL Project CUP: J53C24000520005_
- Application’s deadline: May 29th, 2026_

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