Robotic Engineer (KTP Associate) – RGU06455

Job title:

Robotic Engineer (KTP Affiliate) – RGU06455

Firm

Robert Gordon College

Job description

Job Abstract

The Robert Gordon College and Harper UK are in search of to recruit a KTP Affiliate to work on a 33-month Data Switch Partnership (KTP) to Design and develop a prototype object detection system (primarily based on a brand new laptop imaginative and prescient algorithm) to manage underwater imaginative and prescient methods extra successfully below low visibility situations. This challenge is an extension of an on-going challenge on underwater car system.

The place shall be primarily based at Harper UK Ltd, an Aberdeenshire-based firm that designs and manufactures structural metal for the oil and gasoline trade. The KTP Affiliate will work in shut partnership with workers from the Faculty of Engineering at Robert Gordon College through the challenge.

The Data Switch Partnerships are a UK-wide programme that helps companies enhance their competitiveness and productiveness by the higher use of data, expertise, and abilities that reside inside the UK Data Base.

A Data Switch Partnership serves to fulfill a core strategic want and establish modern options to assist that enterprise develop. This 33-month fixed-term submit is collectively funded by Innovate UK and Harper UK Ltd. KTP helps partnerships between companies and universities or analysis organisations, putting KTP Associates to work on modern, high-profile tasks.

The KTP Affiliate advantages from a tax-free private growth funds of £2,000 per 12 months (permitting them to take part in programs {and professional} {qualifications}) and shall be accountable for different budgets, together with journey and consumables.

You must possess a background in Mechatronics/Robotics engineering or laptop engineering, with a fundamental understanding of mechanical methods and a superb information of subsea and offshore operations and decommissioning. A minimal of MSc diploma in a related space of research is required, and a PhD diploma could be an added benefit.

Moreover, you need to have substantial work expertise in AI, deep studying, laptop imaginative and prescient, SONAR, object detection and classification, Visible Servoing, or associated fields.

Glorious communication and collaboration abilities are important together with the flexibility to switch information and abilities to others, and work below stress and meet deadlines in a fast-paced setting. You have to be motivated, modern, and enthusiastic in regards to the challenge, demonstrating a proactive strategy to problem-solving and a artistic mindset to develop new approaches.

The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision is essential, whereas additionally being an amazing workforce participant and collaborating successfully with others. A robust dedication to delivering high-quality outcomes and assembly challenge aims is important.

For an off-the-cuff dialogue in regards to the submit please contact Prof. James Njuguna, [email protected], Tel. +44 (0) 1224 262304.

Job Description

RESPONSIBLE TO: When working at Harper premises, the KTP Affiliate will report back to and take route from Mr David Duncan and when working at Robert Gordon College report back to and take route from Prof James Njuguna.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: No supervisory duties.

PURPOSE OF POST: To design and develop a prototype object detection system (primarily based on new laptop imaginative and prescient algorithm) to manage underwater imaginative and prescient system extra successfully below low visibility situations.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• To develop conceptual design of the proposed laptop imaginative and prescient system

• To outline prototype engineering design specs and closing design mannequin choice

• To outline engineering design specs for the brand new software program and develop/combine the programming code framework

• Take a look at and consider the scaled mannequin adopted by optimisation and refinements

• To develop the marketing strategy for the full-scale mannequin

• Ship the challenge aims as detailed within the KTP challenge proposal.

• Undertake in-depth literature assessment within the space of machine studying, picture processing and video evaluation with emphasis on customers identification utilizing Face Recognition, Keystroke Classification or different biometric strategies.

• Discover, perceive and critically consider current applied sciences at Atlas Data.

• Take a number one position in growing and evaluating authentication fashions.

• Keep an up-to-date challenge plan and supply a progress report for presentation at common Native Administration Committee (LMC) conferences.

• Ship shows to quick challenge workforce members and technical consultants.

• Liaise with Engineers and Technicians to kind a part of a profitable workforce

• The upkeep of, adherence to and enchancment of the corporate’s high quality methods and procedures, together with however not restricted to continuous ISO9001 compliance.

• Develop assist and actively encourage a tradition of continuous enchancment by implementing enchancment programmes that contain workforce members and different staff.

• Foster an open and involving strategy with all staff. Encourage and develop workforce to assist supply of the challenge objectives and aims

• Every other duties that perhaps affordable, assigned by the Tutorial Supervisor/ Firm Supervisor.

Individual Specification

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

{Qualifications} and Skilled Memberships

A minimal of an MSc diploma in a related space of research (Mechatronics/Robotics Engineering or Laptop Engineering)

Data

Understanding of the newest subsea object detection and greedy applied sciences, together with the sensors, algorithms, and software program used to detect and grasp subsea objects, Mission particular software program code growth utilizing Python.

Means to switch information and abilities to others, in addition to the flexibility to work below stress and meet deadlines in a fast-paced setting.

Glorious communication and collaboration abilities.

Expertise

Substantial work expertise in AI, deep studying, laptop imaginative and prescient, SONAR, object detection and classification, Visible Serving, or associated fields.

Motivated, modern, and enthusiastic in regards to the challenge, demonstrating a proactive strategy to problem-solving and a artistic mindset to develop new approaches.

Means to work independently with minimal supervision, whereas additionally being an amazing workforce participant and collaborating successfully with others.

A robust dedication to delivering high-quality outcomes and assembly challenge aims.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

{Qualifications} and Skilled Memberships

PhD diploma

Data

Data or expertise of object detection and AI

Enlargement of market information, to pursue new subsea functions, e.g., surveys and inspections.

Software of laptop imaginative and prescient and synthetic intelligence applied sciences for underwater object detection and monitoring, and their integration with subsea methods and controls.

Expertise

Expertise of liasing with Engineers and Technicians to kind a part of a profitable workforce

Expertise of growing assist and actively encouraging a tradition of continuous enchancment by implementing enchancment programmes that contain workforce members and different staff.

Expertise of fostering an open and involving strategy with all staff. Expertise of encouraging and growing a workforce to assist supply of challenge objectives and aims

Expertise of defending analysis outcomes at seminars or conferences and be comfy with speaking outcomes.

Advantages

£2,000 per 12 months to spend on private coaching and growth.

Attendance at two residential administration coaching workshops (every of 1 week’s length).

Anticipated wage

Location

Aberdeenshire – Harper, Maryland

Job date

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:52:25 GMT

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