Position Overview

Research Engineer - System Validation Engineer (RE1) at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC‑CNS) within the Earth Sciences Department. The role focuses on developing and operating the system‑validation framework for the Climate Digital Twin (ClimateDT) of the Destination Earth initiative.
Key Duties

Operate and monitor system testing of the integrated Climate DT system, running Earth System Models (ESMs) with downstream climate applications in several High‑Performance Computing environments.
Execute system validation activities on operational environments, configurations, and software; assess system behavior and performance, and deliver validation reports documenting test outcomes, observations, and issues identified.
Develop, maintain, and improve tools that support testing activities, including test execution, monitoring, reporting, and opportunities for increased automation of validation workflows.
Diagnose technical issues identified during testing and support effective feedback loops between testing activities and development teams.




Contribute to the development and execution of integration checks for priority interfaces.
Contribute to documenting, maintaining, and improving testing procedures, validation workflows, and technical reports.
Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, or a related discipline.
Master’s degree will be valued.

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

Familiarity with running scientific applications, technical workflows, or data‑intensive computing environments.
Some experience with programming or scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, or similar).
Ability to analyze, diagnose, and document technical issues and testing outcomes.
Experience with UNIX/LINUX environments.

Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

Previous experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) systems or scientific computing environments will be val

📌 Research Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Barcelona Supercomputing Center
📍 Madrid