Applied AI & Software Engineering Researcher

Randstad - Netherlands; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TNO ESI is a leading research group within the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). It advances embedded systems engineering and high-tech research through multidisciplinary programs and industry partnerships.

The role focuses on software maintenance, program analysis, and AI-assisted methods for evolving large codebases. You will collaborate with industry partners, prototype new analysis tools, and contribute to publications and internal tooling.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Programming Languages, or a related field.
• Hands-on programming skills with at least one of C++, C#, Java, or Python.
• Experience in program analysis, compilers, language engineering, reverse engineering, software modernization, or AI-assisted software engineering.
• Ability to communicate clearly with researchers and engineers; comfortable presenting results and recommendations.
• Team mindset and ownership: collaborate, deliver, and iterate based on feedback and project constraints.

Responsibilities

• Prototype and evaluate methods and tools for program analysis and program comprehension (static analysis, parsing, modeling).
• Extract and formalize models from software artifacts to support migration and refactoring decisions.
• Prototype and evaluate engineering-assistant concepts using program-analysis, retrieval, knowledge-based, and generative-AI techniques.
• Work in multidisciplinary project teams and co-create solutions with industrial engineers; present results in workshops and reviews.
• Contribute to research outputs, including technical reports, internal tooling, scientific publications, and conference presentations.

Skills

C/C++/C#/Java/Python

Program analysis

Reverse engineering

AI-assisted software engineering

Communication

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

LLVM/Clang

Roslyn

ANTLR

tree-sitter

Job description

TNO ESI is a leading research group within the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). It advances embedded systems engineering and high-tech research through multidisciplinary programs and industry partnerships.

The role focuses on software maintenance, program analysis, and AI-assisted methods for evolving large codebases. You will collaborate with industry partners, prototype new analysis tools, and contribute to publications and internal tooling.