CareerPlan

AI Control Doctorate student

Göteborg, SwedenFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid

Core

Develop methods for safe navigation of wheel loaders on rough, dynamic, deformable terrain by building traversability costs from real-time sensor data and integrating them into safety controllers.

Role type

Industrial PhD researcher (robotics/control)

Builds

Safe navigation algorithms and control frameworks for construction machines

Domain

Robotics, autonomous vehicles, control theory, machine learning

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Python, C++, 3D perception, SLAM, control theory, machine learning

Preferred skills

Model predictive control, control barrier certificates, real-time 3D sensing and mapping, ML-based sensing and control

Technologies

Python, C++, GPU clusters, 3D sensors

Responsibilities

Develop traversability cost methods from sensor data, integrate costs into safety controllers, publish research at leading venues

Seniority

PhD candidate (4-5 years)