The University of Technology of Compiègne is recruiting a research engineer specialising in industrial engineering as part of the Quatrium ‘Industry of the Future’ acceleration platform project.
Missions • To develop and organise research activities centred on the Quatrium platform, particularly regarding the design and operation of a digital twin of a connected industrial workshop, with a view to exploring new approaches to smart control, optimisation and resilience in production systems.
• Contribute to the design, testing and validation of innovative methods (digital twins, simulation, artificial intelligence), whilst ensuring their transfer to industrial demonstrators.
Principal activities • Design and develop a digital twin of the Quatrium platform, synchronised with the actual equipment (machines, cobots, AGVs, information systems) • Define and implement multi-level models incorporating the geometry, physics and behaviour of production systems, as well as management rules and scheduling constraints • Develop and test advanced control approaches (dynamic scheduling, discrete-event simulation, optimisation under constraints, reinforcement learning) for decision-making in uncertain environments • Design experimental scenarios and demonstrators based on research findings • Participate in the integration and development of the platform’s equipment (robotics, conveyor systems, AGVs, information systems) • Evaluate the performance of the proposed approaches (robustness, responsiveness, overall efficiency) • Implement and oversee demonstrations • Liaise with industrial and academic partners • Contribute to the dissemination of results (scientific publications, conferences, workshops, Quatrium events) • Participate in technology watch and the development of the platform to meet the needs of industry • Anticipate changes and their business impacts, and propose application developments (functional or technical)