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Great that you’re interested in joining Project MARCH! On this page, you will find important information about the application process to help you prepare your application in the best possible way. If you have any questions regarding the application process or Project MARCH in general, do not hesitate to contact us at join@projectmarch.nl, or give us a call at +31 (0)15 2024210.
Applications for acedemic year 2025-2026 are now open for the following functions:
The Team Manager leads the team, making sure everyone in the team can work comfortably, while picking up various management tasks themselves.
The Chief Engineer bears technological responsibility, and makes sure all the exoskeleton parts come together to form a complete whole.
The Project Manager plans out how the team gets from an idea to a finalized exoskeleton in the desired time.
The Operations Manager keeps themselves busy with the team’s finances, while also managing the Operations Department and Project MARCH’s long term vision.
The Partnerships Coordinator kees partner contact, making sure all of them get good value out of the cooperation and negotiating the services we get in return.
The Marketing Coordinator is responsible for all brand outings of Project MARCH. This includes maintaining a brand image, socials and being co-responsible for events.
The Public Relations Coordinator makes sure that as many people as possible will get to hear about Project MARCH. They contact media, organise internal and external events, and write press articles.
The UX/UI Designer helps out with many Marketing tasks, and bears responsibility for renders for, for example, the Design Presentation. They also work on the website and help maintaining socials.
The Lead Mechanical leads and keeps track of the entire Mechanical department, making sure everybody is on track and constantly looking ahead for possible problems to arise, whilst picking up various Mechanical Engineer tasks.
The Mechanical Engineers design and build the frame and joints, making sure the exoskeleton has the strength and power to make someone stand up and walk.
The Design Engineers design different elements throughout the exoskeleton, mainly the covers, IPD (Input Device), and look of the exoskeleton.
The Human Engineer makes sure the exoskeleton is medically justified, and is busy ensuring safety for the pilot, while forming a bridge between them and the team.
The Lead Software leads and keeps track of the entire Software department, making sure everybody is on track and constantly looking ahead for possible problems to arise, whilst picking up various Software Engineer tasks.
The Software Engineers work on the software architecture, collecting sensor inputs and developing correct reactions.
The Data Analyst tracks sensors and information from testing and development of the exoskeleton, diagnosing problems and working with Software Engineers to fix them.
As Lead Control, you will mainly participate as a Control Engineer in the Software department but you will also have some lead tasks. You will keep an overview of the Control deadlines, plan Control meetings and you are the main point of contact for the Management Team.
The Control Engineers convert the softwares desired output into voltages which can be sent to the exoskeleton motors, making sure they produce the desired torque.
The Motion Planning Engineer plans out the motions that the software should make the exoskeleton move for specific gaits, designing fluid, reactive movement.
The Human Machine Interaction Engineer bridges the gap between the human and the machine. They work on easy ways of input for the pilot, such as IPD development and progress on our mind-controlled EEG technology.
As a Lead Embedded and Electrical, you are responsible for the technical quality delivered by the entire Embedded and Electrical Systems department. Next to your Lead responsibilities, you will participate as an engineer in the department as well.
The Embedded Systems Engineer make sure the electrical components can communicate throughout the exoskeleton, reading sensor data, guiding information and programming microcontrollers.
The Electrical Engineers make sure all components of exoskeleton get the power they need. They design cable structures, the battery and the voltage converters, keeping safety in mind.
The pilot is found through the Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen. They operate the exoskeleton, and are involved throughout the entire design process.
Have you read all job descriptions, have you spoken with the current Project MARCH team, are you super motivated to join the next team, but are you still unsure which position suits you? No worries, you can also hand in an open application!
Application process
The application process is as follows:
You apply by filling in the following form with your CV + motivation letter.
Before or shortly after the application deadline, you will hear whether you have been invited for the second round.
The second round will consist of an interview.
Within four weeks after the interview, you will hear whether you have been selected for the Project MARCH 2025-2026 team.
Early August 2025 you will come to the office for your first day of work!
We follow the NVP recruitment code. This means that our selection process is transparent and fair and that we treat your information with confidentiality and care.
Requirements documents
When you apply via the Google Form, we ask you to upload 2 documents (as two separate pdf files):
CV + motivation letter.
CV + motivation letter without personal data (e.g. name, address, photo and contact details).
Your motivation letter and CV may be in Dutch or English.
CV
The TU Delft Career Centre provides a CV checklist on their website. It is recommended to check the content of your CV with this checklist. More information can be found here.
We will also ask you to hand in an anonymous version of your CV and motivation letter. It is sufficient if you make sure that your personal data, picture and contact information are not visible (by placing a black box over it for example).
MOTIVATION LETTER
The length of your motivation letter should be approximately 1 A4.
When considering your motivation letter we hope to read about the following topics:
Why are you motivated to join Project MARCH?
Why does Project MARCH suit you specifically?
What function(s) are you applying for, what is your motivation for this/these function(s) and why are you suitable for this function(s)?
What do you hope to gain from a year Project MARCH?
If there are any other topics you would like to share with us, feel free to add them to your letter!