Research Engineer In Runtime Systems For Hpc (Re2)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private health insurance

Restaurant tickets

Relocation support

Extensive training plan

Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) in Barcelona invites applications for a Research Engineer in runtime systems for HPC (RE2). You will develop software in C, run rigorous experiments, and contribute to technical papers.

The role targets candidates with 2–4 years in C and experience with HPC models like OpenMP or MPI. The team focuses on accelerators and low-level HPC runtime work, collaborating with major vendors and organizing training events.

Formación

• BS or MS in CS-related field required.
• 2-4 years C programming experience.
• Experience with HPC programming models (OpenMP/MPI) desired.

Responsabilidades

• Develop software primarily in C for HPC runtimes.
• Run scientifically-sound experimental evaluations.
• Contribute to writing technical documents and research papers.

Conocimientos

C programming

OpenMP/MPI

English proficiency

Educación

BS or MS in CS-related field

Descripción del empleo

Starting date: 16/09/2026

Job Reference: 378_26_CS_AHPC_RE2

Position: Research Engineer in runtime systems for HPC (RE2)

Closing Date: Tuesday, 11 August, ****

Reference: 378_26_CS_AHPC_RE2

Job title: Research Engineer in runtime systems for HPC (RE2)

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 **** staff from 60 countries.

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In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

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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 Accelerators and Communications for HPC team leads cutting-edge research and development around accelerators/coprocessors in HPC. We are involved in low-level networking and MPI research, collaborating directly with leading vendors such as NVIDIA. We organize locally international events such as the PUMPS+AI Summer School, BSC Courses on CUDA/OpenACC, and the Annual BCS/UPC HPC Hackathon, and collaborate in the organization of related international conferences and workshops such as SC or IEEE Cluster.

For this position we are looking for a Junior Research Engineer to assist in tasks related to HPC Runtime Systems.

Key Duties

• Software development, mainly in C
• Run scientifically-sound experimental evaluations
• Collaborate in writing of technical documents and research papers

Requirements

Education

BS or MS in a CS-related field

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

• Very good level of C programming (2-4 years experience)
• Knowledge of HPC programming models (OpenMP and/or MPI) and their implementations

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

• Previous experience developing MPI software (at least 2 years experience)

Competences

• Good English
• C programming

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: 16/09/2026

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.

Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.

Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

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.

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