Junior Research Engineer (RE1)

Job Reference
27_26_CS_HAMHPC_RE1
Position
Junior Research Engineer (RE1)
Closing Date
Saturday, 31 January, 2026
Reference: 27_26_CS_HAMHPC_RE1
Job title: Junior Research Engineer (RE1)

About BSC

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission

The Mobile and Embedded HPC team collaborates with Aingura IIoT, an industrial partner developing Industry 4.0 solutions for highly sensor-rich industrial environments.

The team focuses on the design, deployment, and optimization of heterogeneous HPC systems operating in real industrial settings. These systems combine commercial off-the-shelf components integrated into custom industrial setups together with RISC-V–based research prototypes, and act as highly instrumented compute nodes for advanced data processing.

The main activities of the team include:

Deploying and maintaining hardware/software infrastructures in industrial environments, including commercial platforms and RISC-V–based prototypes
Analyzing and optimizing the performance of benchmarks, mini-applications, and libraries provided by Aingura IIoT for predictive maintenance and sensor fusion workloads
Supporting Aingura IIoT in the evaluation of novel architectures, performance analysis and optimization of their applications, and comparison with state-of-the-art HPC systems

The team is seeking a research engineer to work on the porting, implementation, and performance analysis of algorithms developed by Aingura IIoT. These algorithms focus on prediction models based on vibration and energy measurements, targeting industrial monitoring and predictive maintenance use cases.

Key Duties

Implement algorithms using high-level programming languages (e.g., FORTRAN, C, C++, Python) as well as hardware description languages (e.g., VHDL, SystemVerilog)
Integrate software components within the BSC tools and system software infrastructure
Validate implementations by comparing results against reference versions of the studied codes
Provide technical support to team members and users of the Aingura IIoT platforms involved in the project

Requirements

Education
Ongoing or recently completed higher-degree studies in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience with embedded programming environment (Arm and RISC-V)
Basic knowledge of parallel and cluster computing environments
Competences
Ability to compile, run, and debug parallel scientific applications
Knowledge of high-level programming languages and general software development practices

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
Starting date: 16/2/2026

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

A full CV in English including contact details
A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
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Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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