Research Engineer/Junior Researcher - Energy Harvesting, MEMS & Self-Powered IoT for Smart Grids

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IMB-CNM (CSIC)

UAB Campus (Barcelona), Spain

Join the HEROGRID Horizon Europe Project and help develop the next generation of self-powered IoT systems for smart electrical grids.

The NEMESYS Group at IMB-CNM (CSIC), in collaboration with Energiot, is seeking a highly motivated Junior Researcher / Research Engineer to contribute to cutting-edge research in Energy Harvesting, MEMS, Wireless Sensor Systems and Smart Grid Technologies.

About HEROGRID

HEROGRID is developing innovative solutions for Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and smart power infrastructure monitoring through:

Energy Harvesting

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

Self-Powered Electronics

Smart Sensing Technologies

Electrical Grid Monitoring

Sustainable Energy Systems

You will contribute to technologies that improve the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of future energy networks.

Your Main Responsibilities

Develop energy harvesting systems for autonomous IoT devices

Research piezoelectric, vibration-based and magneto-mechanical harvesting technologies

Design, simulate and characterize MEMS and low-power electronic systems

Integrate wireless sensing solutions for smart grid applications

Perform experimental validation under real-world and harsh environmental conditions

Collaborate with leading European research centres, universities and industrial partners

Who We Are Looking For

Required:

MSc or PhD in: Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering,



Telecommunications Engineering, Physics, Microelectronics, Materials Science, Related disciplines

Experience in one or more of the following areas: Energy Harvesting, MEMS, Low-Power Electronics, Self-Powered Systems, Sensors and Actuators, Wireless Sensor Networks, IoT, Hardware Development

Professional proficiency in English

Strong teamwork, problem-solving and communication skills

Nice to Have:

Smart Grids

Power Transmission & Distribution Systems

Dynamic Line Rating (DLR)

Embedded Systems

Edge AI for Sensors

Experimental Characterization

COMSOL Multiphysics

ANSYS

MATLAB/Simulink

Energy Management Circuits

Wireless Communications for IoT

Why Join Us?

Join a cutting-edge Horizon Europe project

Work on technologies with real impact on the future of sustainable energy

Access Spain's largest Microelectronics xqbhyrx and Nanotechnology Research Facilities

Collaborate with IMB-CNM (CSIC), a leading research institute, and Energiot, an innovative deep-tech startup

Opportunity to develop a PhD Thesis

Hybrid work model

International and multidisciplinary environment

Collaboration with top European academic and industrial partners

Career development in Energy Technologies, Microelectronics, MEMS and IoT

Application deadline: August 16th, 2026

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📌 Research Engineer/Junior Researcher – Energy Harvesting For Smart Grids (España)
🏢 Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC)
📍 España