Research Engineer On Automation and Fpga-cluster

**Job Reference**: - 14_25_CS_TMHWE_RE2 **Position**: - Research Engineer on Automation and FPGA-cluster - DARE (RE2) **Closing Date**: - Sunday, 16 February, 2025 **Reference**: 14_25_CS_TMHWE_RE2 **Job title**: Research Engineer on Automation and FPGA-cluster - DARE (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 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks 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. **Context And Mission** - DARE European Supercomputing Project. DARE project (Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe), is a strategic project for BSC whose aim is to address Europe’s deficit in digital autonomy for High-Performance Computing and AI, by creating truly European products for the next generation of EU supercomputers for research and industry. This position involves designing and implementing an advanced agile simulation framework that combines high performance with maximum accuracy for simulating large-scale benchmarks and programs. The framework will integrate QEMU and gem5 tools into a synergistic system, enabling switching between the two. The primary goals include (i) accelerating operating system and software development workflows and (ii) capturing detailed execution statistics for specific regions of interest within evaluated benchmarks. This role requires expertise in simulation technologies, software engineering, and performance optimization. **Key Duties** - Deploy and manage virtualization architectures (e.g. Docker, Singularity) - Design, create and maintain CICD pipelines - Deploy and maintain databases - Implement usable tools to control and monitor all steps of the different operations - Produce technical documentation for CICD users - Coordinate with teams at BSC and an international team from different institutions. - FPGA-based cluster users’ support and interface with BSC operations’ team **Requirements**: - Education - Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or equivalent - Master degree in Electronics, Circuits, Systems, Computer Sciences, Telecommunications or Automation - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - 3-5 years of experience in a similar position - Knowledge and familiarity with FPGAs - Experience in Git - Experience in user admin and support - Experience with Gitlab CI, jenkins, grafana and other CI tools - Strong scripting skills (python, bash, make, tcl) - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Familiarity with basics on digital processor design flow, either as part of his/her studies or work experience. - Experience with EDA tools, verification/hardware design environments, FPGAs is a big plus - Knowledge on electronics is welcome - Experience in HPC clusters' administration or use is desirable - Competences - Strong self-organization - Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks - Ability to work independently but also as part of a team - Good verbal and written communication skills **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: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration - Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement - Starting date: March 2025 **Applications procedure and process** - 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