Junior Research Engineer

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation procedures support

Flexible working hours

Extensive training plan

Descripción de la vacante

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) in Barcelona invites applications for a Junior Research Engineer (RE1) in the Mobile and Embedded-Based HPC Team. The role focuses on evaluating emerging computing technologies and enabling their adoption in HPC contexts.

You will lead benchmarking campaigns, work across prototypes and production clusters, and collaborate with RTL designers and system software teams to push architecture innovations.

Formación

• On going higher degree studies in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics or Mathematics.
• Demonstrated experience in vectorization studies and benchmarking of complex HPC applications at different technology readiness levels.
• Knowledge of parallel/cluster computation.
• Previous experience porting parallel applications to Arm/RISC-V based systems is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Lead benchmarking campaigns of HPC systems at different technology readiness levels, from prototypes to production-grade clusters.
• Design and execute benchmarking campaigns and integrate with HPC infrastructure.
• Provide feedback to RTL designers and system software developers to aid adoption of new architectures.
• Understand, develop and maintain simple systems for power and energy monitoring of compute nodes.
• Coordinate with team members and validate results against reference implementations.

Conocimientos

Vectorization benchmarking

Parallel computing

High-level programming languages

Arm/RISC-V porting

Educación

Ongoing higher degree studies in CS, EE, physics or math

Herramientas

FPGA-based systems

Benchmarking tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Reference417_26_CS_HAM_RE1PositionJunior Research Engineer (RE1)Closing DateThursday, 24 September, ****

About BSCThe 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 **** staff from 60 countries.Look At The BSC ExperienceBSC-CNS YouTube ChannelLet's stay connected with BSC Folks!

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.

We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And MissionThe Mobile And Embedded-Based HPC Team Focuses On Evaluating Emerging Computing Technologies — From Mobile, Embedded And Other Markets — And Enabling Their Adoption In HPC Contexts.

The Team's Activities Include- Deploying and maintaining a hardware/software infrastructure of HPC prototypes based on emerging technologies (e.G., Arm- and RISC-V-based commercial platforms, FPGA-based systems) operating as compute nodes within an HPC data center.

• Performance evaluation of HPC clusters powered by emerging technologies, using benchmarks, mini-applications, and complex scientific applications.
• Providing feedback to RTL designers and system software developers, including compiler teams, to facilitate the adoption of novel architectures.
• Supporting scientific communities, industrial partners, and research projects in testing novel architectures and comparing results with state?of?the?art HPC systems.The team is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to lead activities on benchmarking and data-driven deployment of HPC infrastructure based on emerging technologies, and to share coordination responsibilities within the team.
• Design and execute benchmarking campaigns of HPC systems at different technology readiness levels, from prototypes and FPGA-based emulators to production-grade clusters.
• Integrate with the BSC tools and system software infrastructure; - Validate results by comparing against reference implementations and state?of?the?art HPC systems.
• Understand, develop and maintain simple systems for power and energy monitoring of compute nodes.
• Requirements- Education- On going higher degree studies in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics or Mathematics- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience- Demonstrated experience in vectorization studies and benchmarking of complex HPC applications at different technology readiness levels.
• Knowledge of parallel/cluster computation- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience- Previous experience in porting parallel application to Arm and RISC?V based systems is beneficial and will be considered- Ability to compile, run, and analyze parallel scientific codes on heterogeneous HPC platforms.
• Competences- Capability of compiling and running parallel scientific codes- Knowledge of high?level programming languages.
• Conditions- The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department- We offer a full?time contract (35h/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: 1/10/2026

Development of the recruitment processThe 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.

DeadlineThe 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 processesBSC-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.