Scientific Developer
Pubblicato il 17-10-2026 - Fondazione Start Attractor in Toscana
Scientific Developer –Data Engineer
The Scientific Developer –Data Engineer will work on digitalization processes in thepaper-making industry (with a focus on tissue, hygiene products and related processes).
The role will work 66% of the time at the industry premises and 33% of the time at Start Attractor.
The role supports Start Attractor in: translating industrial needs (from partners and clients) into R&D; and innovation projects; identifying and adapting scientific and technological solutions; supporting the design, modeling, execution, and validation of experiments, pilot trials, and prototype development.
The role with our industrial partner will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and evolving data acquisition, integration, transformation, and orchestration pipelines from corporate and manufacturing systems. This role will contribute to the development and evolution of the company’s Data Platform and the data components supporting the company’s Agent Platform, working closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure data reliability,
scalability, quality, and availability for analytics, reporting, and data/AI solution use cases. In the medium term, the successful candidate will become the internal point of reference for the evolutionary maintenance, optimization, and governance of data platforms, including any architectures supporting AI and agentic solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical & Scientific Development: analyze industrial digital challenges and needs; identify and assess scientific and technological solutions (e-g. equipments, processes, materials, sensors, automation) that can address those needs; support the definition of objectives and hypotheses; experimental plans and testing protocols; development and implementation of data-driven models; technical milestones and KPIs. Contribute to pilot trials and experimental campaigns in collaboration with industrial partners and research labs (design of tests, data coll