💼 Full-Time Position

PhD researcher - Dynamic Safety Assurance for Autonomous Outdoor Operation

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KU Leuven
📍 Bruges, Flanders, Belgium
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Location
Bruges, Belgium
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Posted
June 21, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

We are looking for a candidate with the following background:
  • A master degree in Safety Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
  • Strong interest in safety engineering, autonomous systems, or cyber-physical systems.
  • Experience or interest in safety analysis methods and runtime safety assurance approaches.
  • Familiarity with model-based safety engineering tools is a strong plus.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and scientific writing skills in English.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
  • COSAIN addresses a key challenge in autonomous systems: ensuring safe behaviour in dynamic and uncertain outdoor environments where perception, control, and safety are tightly interconnected. The project introduces a novel co-design approach centred around Dynamic Safety Cases (DSC...