Alternance: Haptics Signal Encoding (Sensing)

Location: Rennes, France; some remote work is possible to some extent.

Company

hirify.global develops fundamental wireless and video technologies for consumer devices, networks, and services, with active involvement in international standards development.

What you will do

• Research sensing signal representation formats, compression methods, and existing standards.
• Compare sensing standards using objective metrics and propose improved encoding and decoding methods.
• Develop proof-of-concept software, prototypes, and demonstrations using haptic devices, a robot arm, and a haptic chair.
• Conduct user evaluations to assess the viability of proposed methods.
• Contribute research results through patent applications, standards contributions, implementations, conference and journal publications, and technical white papers.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Computer Science.
• Track record or academic experience in one or more of signal processing, computer graphics, VR/AR/XR, computer vision, electronics, or robotics.
• Proficiency in C++ programming.
• Interest in researching and innovating with new topics such as haptics and extended reality.
• Awareness of algorithm complexity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work as part of a team in a multicultural environment.
• Comfortable reading, writing, and speaking English.

Nice to have

• Experience in computer graphics or virtual reality.
• Experience with Unity and C#.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with researchers and engineers in the Interactive Media team.
• Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share knowledge with colleagues.
• Participate in future standards development through organizations including ISO/IEC/MPEG, ITU-T/SG16, 3GPP SA4, and Khronos.
• Some remote work is possible to some extent.