ppOrganisation/Company BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER Department Computer Sciences Research Field Computer science » Autonomic computing Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 31 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 16 Jan 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 734_25_CS_HPES_R1 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No /ph3Offer Description /h3pbContext And Mission /b /ppThe High-Performance Embedded Systems (HPES) Laboratory at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims at carrying out research on bringing HPC technologies to systems with some form of criticality, namely safety, mission and security. This includes domains such as automotive, space, avionics, robotics, manufacturing, etc. Our work is mainly done in the context of bilateral projects with several EU companies as well as several European-funded projects. For further details on the HPES Lab, please visit: goal of this position is to research techniques to control and optimize how the different tasks of autonomous system frameworks execute in the context of high-performance devices with middlewares like ROS, ROS2 or CyberRT, considering appropriate metrics, platform configuration, task scheduling, and validation activities whenever appropriate.br/This work will be performed as part of a team with skilled postdocs, engineers and students experienced with the software environment, and hence, providing support to the PhD student hired for this position.



/ppbKey Duties /b /pulliSoftware optimization in the context of autonomous systems /liliTask scheduling in the context of autonomous systems /liliPlatform configuration in the context of autonomous systems /liliMaster in the broad field of Computer Sciences and Electronics /liliEssential Knowledge and Professional ExperienceulliExperience with C++ /liliKnowledge in computer architecture and operating systems /li /ul /liliAdditional Knowledge and Professional ExperienceulliFamiliar with ROS, ROS2, or analogous middlewares /liliFamiliar with NVIDIA platforms /li /ul /liliCompetencesulliProblem-solving, proactive, result-oriented work attitude /liliGood communication skills including a good command of the English language (written and spoken) /li /ul /li /ulh3Additional Information /h3ulliThe position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department /liliWe offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, adaptable working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures /liliDuration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration /liliHolidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement /liliSalary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona /li /ulh3Work Location(s) /h3pNumber of offers available 1 Company/Institute Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code 08034 Street Pz. Eusebi Güell 1-3 Geofield /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 PhD student in system software and middleware for autonomous systems (España)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 España