Junior Engineering Researcher

Location                      Amsterdam

Salary                          between €3.667,- and €5.154,- (scale 9)

Employment                Part-time (0.6 FTE)

Contract                      Temporary contract 1 year

Are you recently graduated and passionate about industrial robot arms and smart factories, and want to help us operate and push our innovation lab even further? If so, the Robot Lab at the AUAS Faculty of Technology is looking for you!

As a junior engineer you will work closely with other (senior) researchers in the team to make sure that the project objectives are met. With your fresh insights you will help to solve problems in new and innovative ways. Our lab will give you the opportunity to contribute to (international) research projects and develop yourself in an academic and technical environment.

Where else than at AUAS …

•  Working with a multinational team
• Contribute to State of the Art research

 Do you want to know if this job is right for you? Send an email to Bob Logeman b.j.logeman@hva.nl with your questions or to schedule a teams call.

Here's how you will make a difference

A job in a fast developing lab, with space for creativity and personal development. You will be part of a team with diverse backgrounds, pioneering in the field of digital design and manufacturing using robot technology and new kinds of (recycled) materials (i.e circular, bio-based, etc), for applications in various sectors (build environment, engineering, aviation). With your contribution we can help us create a positive impact through our research and provide hands-on learning and a future-proof education, better every day.

What will you do?

• Develop state of the art end effectors for our robots
• Program ABB robots
• Connect the different devices in our lab, both software and hardware wise
• Deal with Siemens PLCs
• Plan and execute your own assignments
• Support researchers with their tasks
• Talk with suppliers to find the best solutions for our lab
• Always have safety in mind

  Your other perks

• A gross monthly salary between €3.667,- and €5.154,- (Hay profile Onderwijs/onderzoekmedewerker 2 , scale 9 of the higher education collective labour agreement), with a full-time appointment and depends on education and experience.

• An end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and holiday allowance of 8% of your gross annual salary.
• 10.7 holiday weeks per year with a 40-hour working week.
• Entitlement to various types of leave, such as (un)paid parental leave, care leave, adoption and foster care leave and various other arrangements.
• A travel allowance for your commute, an NS-Business Card, your own AUAS bicycle or a tax incentive to purchase your own bicycle. If you are unable to use personal or public transport to travel to work, e.g. because of a disability, we will explore alternate possibilities together.
• Plenty of development opportunities, e.g. via our own AUAS Academy.
• Discounts on various facilities, such as books, cultural courses, soft- and hardware and a number of insurances.
• A strong focus on your job satisfaction, work-life balance and vitality.  For example, you can participate in various sports activities for AUAS staff or via the USC sport centre. You can also visit our (career) coaches and use various online tools to benefit your mental health.
• A good pension scheme via the ABP pension fund.
• A laptop and smartphone on loan. A monthly internet allowance of €50 net.
• Last but not least: a chance to work in a dynamic and pleasant environment with wonderful colleagues. You and your colleagues can also get together outside work, e.g. in one of our communities such as HvAPride, HvA Alumni, HvA United, JongHvA and Fem IT. 

Take a look at our employment conditions here and learn more about the tailor-made opportunities we offer.

 What you bring to the table

We are looking for a young and dynamic person with a background in sustainable and organic building and experience with parametric design and research for design. Fluently speaking and writing Dutch and English is no problem for you. You also possess:

• A technical background
• Some knowledge of industrial automation & communication
• Familiarity or willingness to learn about robotic production processes
• Experience with CAD software (ie. Solidworks, Rhino/Grasshopper etc.)
• Basic programming knowledge and eagerness to learn (ie. Python, Rapid, TIA portal, etc.)

You have a technical background and/or a higher professional education level. You have the heart and mind of an inventor: you are creative in finding practical solutions, can put something together to quickly test a concept, and also build something more durable for frequent use. In other words, you work both with your hands and head, like an inventor. You can work in a structured and organized way, are helpful by nature.

 Become our new Junior engineering researcher

• Upload your CV and letter of motivation via the application button before 16th of April 2026. We will get back to you within two to three weeks, so keep an eye on your inbox.
• Would you like to know more about the position before you apply? Alice ten Brink, can tell you all about it. Send an email to vacatures@hva.nl.
• For more information about the application procedure, you can send an email to vacatures@hva.nl.
• This vacancy has been published simultaneously internally and externally. In the event of equivalent suitability, internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates;
• We apply the AUAS Job Application Code to this vacancy’s recruitment and selection process. No (recruitment) agencies please.

Creating tomorrow at the Faculty Technic, Robot Lab

At the Faculty of Technology, students, lecturers, researchers and external partners work together closely to develop solutions for pressing social issues. Think of such challenges as the climate, sustainability, housing, transport and health. 

Together with our partners, our education and research make a substantial contribution to the development of technical and technological solutions for the social challenges of today and tomorrow. Driven by their expertise, all our employees contribute to this goal. In doing so, they literally lay the foundation for the developments of the future!