Senior Robotics Engineer
Job Description
Senior Robotics Control Engineer — HTIC IIT Madras
Level: Senior
Experience: 5–8 years
Qualification: M.S./Ph.D. in Instrumentation & Control, Robotics & Automation, Mechatronics, or equivalent experience in robotic manipulator control
Domain: Robotics / Healthcare Technology / R&D
Core Technical Expertise
Advanced robot control for physical robotic platforms
Force & position control
Impedance & admittance control
Adaptive, robust and stochastic control
Vision-based control / visual servoing
Serial robot statics and dynamics
End-effector and environmental dynamics
State estimation, Kalman filters and observers
Sensor fusion involving force-torque and vision sensors
Sensor calibration
Motion planning for robotic/surgical applications
Programming & Deployment
C++, Python and/or MATLAB
Real-time control frameworks
ROS / RTOS
Simulation and model validation before hardware deployment
Hardware-software/system integration
Integration of robotic arms, sensors and controllers
Leadership Responsibilities
Lead and mentor the controls team.
Provide technical direction and review control-system designs.
Manage timelines, resources and deliverables.
Drive R&D, experimentation and prototyping.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams for complete robotic-system integration.
⭐ Critical Requirement
This is not purely a research/theoretical controls role. Hands-on experience designing and deploying control strategies on physical robotic platforms is mandatory.
Organization: Robotics Division, Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), IIT Madras
Apply via email:
📧 akashsm@htic.iitm.ac.in
📧 shyam@htic.iitm.ac.in
