Iot Engineer

The Internet of Things Research Area at the i2CAT Foundation is looking for an **IoT Engineer**to work on innovation projects.
- Enhancement of communication and energy consumption capabilities for IoT solutions.
- Implementation of enhanced sensing solutions for Smart Cities
- Design and implementation of precise tracking and positioning solutions based on IoT technologies such as sensor fusion, RF or Visible Light Communications.
- Development of the future IoT smart environments and sensing solutions capable to exploit intelligence in constrained IoT devices, adapt to the needs of the scenario and improve the overall interaction with the end user.
- Development and implementation of HW and SW/FW IoT prototypes.
- Deployment of experimental testbeds to validate the prototypes in controlled and real conditions.
- Development of tools and scripts to evaluate and monitor the solutions.
- Writing of technical documentation and project deliverables
- Collaboration with other researchers and engineers involved in the project.

**Who we are**:
The greatest value of i2CAT is the talent of the people who make up our human team. We enjoy a team of people from more than 13 different nationalities and work every day to create and foster a work environment where we all feel comfortable creating, innovating and growing.

**What will you enjoy?**
- Work from our offices or from home, whichever works best for you. We only ask for one day in person at the office to coordinate with the rest of the team.
- This is a full-time vacancy.
- We have a flexible work schedule respecting your work-life balance.
- Reduced working hours on Fridays and in July and August.
- Fix + variable salary based on objectives.
- You decide wether you preferr to receive your salary in 12 or 14 payments.
- Optional benefits: Configure your salary according to your needs. We offer you the option of restaurant vouchers, public transport vouchers, nursery services, and medical insurance.
- Annual leave of 27 working days.
- We have fruit in the office to promote a healthy lifestyle
- Free coffee and tea.
- If you are interested, you can participate in events of your sector.
- You will work with a laptop. You can choose your operative system, Mac, Linux or Windows.
- Company social and team-building events (virtual & in-person).
- You can develop your own and personal training programme with our support.
- We will work so that you have a career plan to promote your growth and development.

**Where will you do it?**

At i2CAT we already have an established ‘work-from-home’ policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We expect that you attend the office one day per week to stay connected with your team and to engage with other colleagues

If you decide to come to the office, we are located in Zona Universitària, next to the Campus Nord of the UPC, within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is a very well-connected area (metro, tram, bus) with bars and restaurants around.

Our offices are designed with an open-office concept where everything is light and transparency. We have a variety of workspaces so that you don't have to be at the same table all day.

I2CAT is an organization committed to creating an environment where we celebrate diversity, and where we provide the dedicated support that our employees need, regardless of their disability.

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- Bachelor's or master's degree in telecommunications, electronics or IT engineering.
- Proven applied experience of at least 1 year in R&D or professional activities in at least two of the following topics:

- Hardware design and implementation of functional IoT prototypes
- Firmware programming
- IoT communication technologies and protocols
- Linux embedded systems
- Artificial Intelligence applied to constrained devices (e,g, TinyML)
- Proven experience in IoT prototyping and working with IoT development platforms and programming IDEs.
- Proven experience in C/C++ and Python programming.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Capability to work autonomously, proactively and to assume responsibilities.

**The following requirements will be considered as merits**:

- Knowledge of IoT technologies and protocols (especially, UWB, WiFi HaLow, LPWAN and VLC).
- Experience in hardware design software (Kicad, Altium, Eagle...).
- Experience in wireless analysis tools (wireshark, tcpdump, sniffers) and in laboratory equipment (e.g oscilloscope, power analyser..).
- Experience in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. R, Python, Excel, Grafana...).
- Interest in doing a MSc or PhD on IoT topics.
- Knowledge of Android/Iphone programming.
- Applied knowledge of AI, NN and ML.
- Experience in computer vision (e.g. OpenCV).
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