Job Reference
553_25_CS_HAM_RE1
Position
Junior Research Engineer (RE1)
Closing Date
Tuesday, 09 September, 2025
Reference: 553_25_CS_HAM_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.
Look at the BSC experience:
BSC-CNS YouTube Channel
Let'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.
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 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is actively contributing to EU research projects focused on developing the RISC-V ecosystem, with particular emphasis on RISC-V–based vector architectures for High-Performance Computing (HPC) and automotive domains.
The team is engaged in the definition and development of a RISC-V vector accelerator to be used in conjunction with general-purpose processors for Exascale systems.
The ongoing development efforts are directed towards:
The projects host custom prototypes and RISC-V commercial platforms configured as HPC compute nodes. Both RISC-V FPGA-based systems and RISC-V commercial platforms are used to enable system software development and the evaluation of HPC application kernels.
The Mobile- and Embedded-Based HPC team is seeking a Research Engineer to support the bring-up and testing of RISC-V systems, and to contribute to the benchmarking and optimization of scientific applications targeting vector architectures.
The team is engaged in the definition and development of a RISC-V vector accelerator to be used in conjunction with general-purpose processors for Exascale systems.
The ongoing development efforts are directed towards:
- Enabling RISC-V hardware infrastructure;
- Developing the necessary system software (compiler and runtime);
- Benchmarking of scientific applications on novel RISC-V architectures.
The projects host custom prototypes and RISC-V commercial platforms configured as HPC compute nodes. Both RISC-V FPGA-based systems and RISC-V commercial platforms are used to enable system software development and the evaluation of HPC application kernels.
The Mobile- and Embedded-Based HPC team is seeking a Research Engineer to support the bring-up and testing of RISC-V systems, and to contribute to the benchmarking and optimization of scientific applications targeting vector architectures.
Key Duties
- Benchmarking of scientific applications on novel RISC-V architectures;
- Integrate with the BSC tools and system software infrastructure;
- Validate basic implementation comparing results with the reference version of the code under study;
- Give support to team members and users of the RISC-V platforms involved in the project;
Requirements
- Education
- On going higher degree studies in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics or Mathematics
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience with hardware description languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL)
- Knowledge of parallel/cluster computation
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Capability of compiling and running parallel scientific codes
- Knowledge of high-level programming languages
- Competences
- Team-work
- Ability to properly communicate
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: Until 31/12/2026
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 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: 01/11/2025
Applications procedure and process
All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:
The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:
- 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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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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