Software Development Engineer for European Projects

SAES is announcing the following job opening for its workplace in Cartagena (Spain): 1 Software Development Engineer for European Projects

Participation in national and international consortia

EDA 2025 AMASM

SAES is a member of the consortium selected under the European Defence Agency (EDA) call for tender focused on Advanced Materials for Acoustic Signature Management (AMASM).

The successful proposal was submitted by a consortium of Spanish organisations coordinated by the Naval Technology Centre (CTN). Phase 1 of the contract covers a 12‑month period and includes the following activities:

- Assessment of the technological landscape
- Definition and selection of defence‑sector use cases
- Requirements definition, prioritisation, and the specification of an AMASM proof of concept for a laboratory environment (up to TRL 3)

SAES’s contribution to the AMASM project is primarily focused on the Work Package dedicated to Roadmap Definition, where it leads the task of identifying and defining use cases within the defence sector. In addition, SAES contributes across the remaining work packages, particularly in the Proof of Concept simulation activities.

EDF 2024 NEREUS

SAES is part of the consortium responsible for delivering the NEREUS project, selected under the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2024 call. The consortium is composed of 24 organisations from one country and is led by Navantia. The project has a duration of 42 months and commenced in November 2025.

The objective of NEREUS (Naval System of Systems and Integrated Survivability of Future EU Platforms) is to establish the foundations for intelligent naval system‑of‑systems concepts for future European maritime platforms. These platforms are expected to operate in a fully integrated and interconnected manner within multi‑domain environments, with a strong emphasis on survivability.

SAES’s contribution to the NEREUS project focuses on several key areas, including underwater sensors, underwater communications, signature management, combat cloud technologies and digital twin capabilities.

SAES has been selected by the Regional Development Institute of Murcia (INFO) to deliver a solution to the challenge CAETRA – Intelligent Control of Underwater Pollution, set by the Port Authority of Cartagena (APC), within the framework of the INFO grants for open innovation in the fields of Defence, Security, Reconstruction and Development under the CAETRA programme.

SIMBAAD (Smart Marine Monitoring System Based on an Advanced Buoy) aims to implement and carry out at‑sea trials (in a port environment) of an intelligent buoy integrating multiple sensors for the real‑time monitoring and control of acoustic, electric, magnetic and chemical pollutant emissions in the marine environment. The project contributes to biodiversity protection and supports compliance with the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

The project began in May 2025 and is scheduled for completion in May 2026.

BLUESIM (Synthetic Training Platform for Autonomous UxVs) focuses on the research of a new type of training architecture for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems based on deep learning. The project targets two initial applications: the characterisation of a synthetic marine environment for deep learning and the representation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) with synthetic systems.

EDF 2023 E=MCM

SAES is a member of the consortium delivering the European E=MCM project, selected under the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2023 call. The consortium brings together 21 organisations from 11 countries and is led by Naval Group Belgium.

The project focuses on the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) domain and builds on the results achieved in its predecessor, MIRICLE (2021–2023), in which SAES also participated.

The objective of E=MCM is to develop a system‑of‑systems architecture comprising advanced, scalable toolboxes of autonomous vehicles and intelligent platforms, alongside decision‑support functions, to address mine threats, particularly drifting, moored and buried mines.

SAES’s contribution to the project is primarily centred on the development and at‑sea testing of a multi‑influence minesweeping system, capable of generating acoustic, electric and magnetic influences,



to be integrated into Navantia’s Viento‑class unmanned surface vehicle (USV)

In addition, SAES will develop a software tool for mine threat assessment and a system for reducing the electric and magnetic signatures of USVs. All these activities fall within SAES’s technological priority area of New Threats and Scenarios.

SAES has been selected by the Regional Development Institute of Murcia (INFO) to deliver a solution to the challenge Monitoring of Critical Road and Hydraulic Infrastructure (MIC), set by the Directorate‑General for Security and Emergencies of the Region of Murcia. This initiative forms part of the INFO open innovation grants programme in the fields of Defence, Security, Reconstruction and Development, under the CAETRA framework.

The objective of the project is to develop a prototype based on the use of fibre optic cables as sensing elements, enabling the monitoring of the structural condition of critical infrastructure, such as bridges, viaducts and dams.

The project began in July 2024 and is scheduled for completion in January 2026.

JPI OCEANS 2022 SONORA

SAES has participated in the development of the European SONORA project since November 2022;
it was selected in the JPI (Joint Programming Initiative) 2022 call Oceans: Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment. The project has a duration of three years.

SAES participates as an entity subcontracted by the University of Alicante (UA) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), which are both part of the consortium in charge of developing the project in conjunction with three Italian entities.

SONORA (thresholds assessment and impact beyond acoustic pressure level linked to emerging blue‑growth activities), undertakes the assessment of quantitative thresholds related to behavioural and physiological impacts on fish, based on the relationships between acoustic pressure and particle movement, to evaluate the impact both variables exert.

SAES’s role in SONORA focused on carrying out measuring campaigns of sound pressure levels and particle motions, as well as analysing the data gathered.

CINEA 2022 ECOSS

SAES is part of the consortium led by the Centre for Naval and Marine Technology (CTN) selected by the CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) to develop the tender CINEA/2022/OP/0019.

ECOSS (European Catalogue of Sound Signatures) is focused on developing an open library containing a verified and continuously expanding digital catalogue, alongside an AI‑based classifier for individual underwater sound signatures in shallow water marine environments.

The project began in September 2023, and its completion date was set for January 2025. The consortium is composed of seven entities from five European countries.

SAES’s participation focuses on data collection and the choice of the AI‑based algorithms, as well as on their training and testing.

CDTI 2022 ePark+

SAES is part of the consortium developing the ePark+ project, selected for funding in the 2022 Science and Innovation Missions call by the CDTI, and which was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. In addition to SAES, the following entities make up the project’s consortium:

- ABANCE
- ARISNOVA
- EOLOS
- PERSEO TECH

Participating as sub‑contracted entities: Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), AICIA (University of Seville), and FIDESOL.

This is a collaborative project which will contribute to the technological development of offshore wind power. It began in December 2022 and completed in January 2025.

The ePark+ project is focused on research and development of different digital technologies for the Support of Operations and Maintenance (O&M;) in offshore wind farms. The project seeks to obtain a technological demonstrator of a Smart System for this function making use of unmanned vehicles, as well as developing a prototype to show its operation in a relevant and controlled setting.

The system will consist of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV),



which will act as a mothership from which Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) will operate, as well as a remote‑control centre where all the data received from the sensors on the unmanned vehicles will be centralised.

SAES’s contribution to the ePark+ programme focuses on underwater acoustic propagation and the surveillance of underwater infrastructures by means of sensors installed on the vehicles.

SAES’s participation in this project demonstrates the applicability of technology from the defence sector to the civilian sector, broadening the diversification of the applications of these dual technologies. In the field of unmanned systems, SAES is an expert in sensors in the field of unmanned vehicles to adapt them to other uses through the utilisation of artificial intelligence techniques.

EDF 2022 SWAT‑SHOAL

SAES is part of the international consortium developing the SWAT‑SHOAL (Swarm and teaming operation of Manned & Unmanned Underwater Vehicle SHOAL) project, selected in the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2022 call in the area of Underwater manned‑unmanned teaming and swarms.

SWAT‑SHOAL, which began in December 2023, will run for 36 months. It its being developed by a consortium of 20 entities from 12 European countries, coordinated by the Spanish entity NAVANTIA.

The SWAT‑SHOAL project is developing the concept of a system‑of‑systems that integrates different types of manned and unmanned assets as a swarm to achieve greater efficiency in underwater missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, mine warfare, collaborative engagements, or supporting amphibious operations.

SAES’s participation is centred:

- on leading Work Package 5 (WP5), focused on identifying technology gaps and defining future roadmaps to eliminate those gaps.
- participating in the work packages related to: scenario definition and requirements capture, System-of-Systems requirements, platforms and components, communication technology.
- participating in the work packages related to simulating the demonstration, preparation and execution of the sea demonstration.

HORIZON EUROPE 2022 UnderSec

SAES is part of the international European consortium developing the UnderSec (Underwater Security) project, selected in the Horizon Europe 2022 call in the topic of Underwater detection and control capabilities.

The consortium responsible for the development of the project is composed of a total of 22 entities from 7 European countries and is coordinated by the German entity Fraunhofer. The project has a duration of 36 months, with and its scheduled completion is in October 2026.

A prototype system using a modular approach consisting of systems, sensors and robotic assets will be developed within the scope of the project for the surveillance of ships, ports and maritime infrastructures, and will include demonstrations in real operational settings.

SAES leads Work Package 3 (WT3) Protection technologies for continuous underwater surveillance, potential threats’ detection for early warning and deter actions. For this, SAES will develop a barrier of magnetic sensors for the detection of possible intruders and will provide its DDS‑03 Diver Detection Sonar and its DES diver access deterrence system. Furthermore, it will participate in other work packages related to activities such as the definition of operational concepts, system integration, and prototype testing.

EDF 2021 dTHOR

SAES has participated in the dTHOR project since December 2022, chosen in the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2021 call, in the category of Smart vessels, area: Digital Ship Structural Health Monitoring.

The project had a duration of 36 months and was developed by a consortium of 35 entities from 9 European countries, coordinated by the Norwegian entitiy SINTEF.

dTHOR (d igital ship sT ructural H ealth mO nitoR ing) develops the next generation of a predictive structural health monitoring system for ships. This system is based on the innovative use of: large amounts of load and response measurements obtained from robust and advanced sensors, a digital environment compatible with recognised open standards for data exchange, and hybrid analysis and modelling, which combines physical and data-driven models.

SAES’s participation in dTHOR focuses on the areas of modelling, including the development of the ship’s vibration‑noise

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