HRS2026/461-373 Investigador / Researcher

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID; España; On-site; EUR 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID invites applications for a First Stage Researcher (R1) in the Engineering department. The role focuses on fault tolerance and safety mechanisms for RISC-V, with emphasis on safety islands, real-time concepts, and physical design for RISC-V cores with safety-critical requirements.

The successful candidate will hold a Master Degree in a related field, have expertise in HDL, C/C++, and RISC-V, and contribute to international projects in Madrid.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• Notion on RISC-V ISA and integration of accelerators; Embedded systems programming with C/C++.
• Desirable knowledge on fault-tolerance in electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Research in fault tolerance and safety mechanisms for RISC-V.
• Research and develop concepts related to safety island and real time for RISC-V.
• Physical design for RISC-V cores with safety-critical requirements.

Skills

HDL Design

Embedded C/C++

RISC-V ISA knowledge

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Department HRS4R Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 30 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

• Research in fault tolerance and safety mechanisms for RISC-V.
• Research and develop concepts related to safety island and real time for RISC-V
• Physical design for RISC-V cores with safety-critical requirements.

Requirements

Research Field Engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field Computer science Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Master degree on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar. Exceptional candidates who have completed a bachelor passed all master's subjects, and are only pending the defense of their master's thesis will also be considered.

Specific Requirements

• Competence on computer architectures and digital system design with HDLs (Verilog or VHDL).
• Notion on RISC-V ISA and the integration of custom accelerators. Embedded systems programming with C/C++
• Desirable knowledge on fault-tolerance in electronic systems.

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Languages SPANISH Level Excellent

Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Years of Research Experience 1 - 4

Additional Information

The contract includes a gross salary of 25933,05 €, and full social benefits in Spain. The salary level is competitive for the current situation in Madrid. Conference, summer school and workshop registration fees will be also covered

Selection process

• Adaptation of the educational level: 25%
• Experience in the field of the proposed tasks: 25%
• Adequacy to the specific requirements: 25%
• Experience in Research and Motivation: 25%

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Centro de Electrónica Industrial y Sistemas Multimodales (CEIMM), Sede ETSII Country Spain State/Province Madrid City MADRID Postal Code 28040 Street Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 Geofield