Mid/Senior R&D Engineer Human Machine Teaming

Research and design how people work with intelligent systems at a technical research institute in Noord-Holland.

A technical research institute in Noord-Holland needs an R&D engineer for human machine teaming. You explore how people and intelligent or autonomous systems work together in complex task environments. You build proofs of concept and test them in simulation and XR.

What you will do:

• Explore and design the interaction between users and intelligent or autonomous systems.
• Follow what AI can and cannot do, and design AI that works well with human operators.
• Co-design collaboration concepts for different levels of autonomy.
• Build proofs of concept and demonstrators, and test them in simulation and XR.
• Lead research and proposal work for civil and defence clients and for European research calls.
• Monitor project progress, talk to clients proactively and publish results where possible.

What you bring:

• A university degree or PhD in HCI, interaction design, AI, computer science or a similar field.
• At least eight years of relevant experience, of which at least three in AI, human machine interaction or research projects.
• Experience leading design or research projects on advanced, autonomous or intelligent systems.
• Practical experience with Python, NLP or LLMs, ML frameworks, or UX design for information-heavy systems.
• Excellent Dutch and English.
• A positive result of a security screening.

What you get:

• 45 leave days on a full-time basis.
• 8 percent holiday pay and a fixed 8 percent year-end bonus.
• A training budget, a mentor and internal coaches.