Hardware/Software Co-Design Engineer for Edge-AI Systems

Job Reference

12_26_CS_HPES_RE1

Position

Hardware/software co-design to improve non-functional metrics in edge-ai systems (RE1)

Closing Date

Saturday, 24 January, 2026

Reference: 12_26_CS_HPES_RE1

Job title: Hardware/software co-design to improve non-functional metrics in edge-ai systems (RE1)

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.

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Context And Mission

The High-Performance Embedded Systems (HPES) laboratory aims at enabling the adoption of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence (AI) high-performance solutions in embedded systems as its center of gravity, but also in any system with some form of criticality, like cars, airplanes, and satellites. Our work is mainly carried out in the context of bilateral projects with several processor companies as well as several European-funded projects. For a complete list of publications of the group in the last years, please visit this link.

The objective of this position is to work in techniques for edge-ai system hardware and software (system software and AI libraries) co-design with the goal of improving functional metrics (e.g., AI model accuracy) and non-functional metrics like average performance, guaranteed performance (execution time determinism), and resilience to hardware faults. These techniques will address a set of challenges related to the lack of software and hardware support to achieve the desired levels for those metrics, and in fact, will focus on providing efficient hardware and software solutions that contribute to that goal.

The candidate is expected to be in the last phases of his/her Master studies on related topics to embedded systems and have an estimated date of finishing his/her Master studies in computer science, or similar, in 2026. This position offers the possibility to collaborate with research institutions and industry from several European locations, thus offering enriching experiences and opportunities to learn.

Key Duties

• Contribute to the research in hardware and software codesign to improve functional metrics (FM) and non-functional metrics (NFM) in edge-ai systems with different criticality levels. D
• Develop hardware solutions that increase the level of those FM and NFM that can be achieved
  
  

Requirements

• Education
• Being in the last stages of Master Degree on Embedded Systems and/or AI
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience in edge-ai system's software design and development
• Experience in AI modelling, libraries, and frameworks
• Experience in parallel programming (e.g., OpenMP)
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Experience in computer architecture in general
• Good communication skills including good command of the English language (written and spoken)
• Competences
• Problem-solving, pro-active, result-oriented work attitude
• Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines pressure
• Ability to work independently and in a team
  

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: 7 months
• Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
• Starting date: 01/07/2026
  
  

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

• 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 consists of two phases:

• Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
• Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.
  
  

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment@bsc.es.

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Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.

BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.

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