Telecommunications Engineer for IoT projects

i2CAT Foundation is looking for a Telecommunications/Computer Engineer to work on research projects related to IoT technologies.

The successful candidate will join one of the projects of the MWI group to work on the implementation and development of IoT solutions and their evaluation in real environments. Specifically, the person will work in one of the following areas of application:
- LPWAN technologies (Low-Power Wide Area Networks) in different areas of application.  
Characterization and research of existing LPWAN alternatives and their evolution in the context of 5G and beyond.  Study and comparison of technologies in terms of fundamental aspects from their application in the market (scope, consumption, scalability, availability, cost). Optimization of technologies to improve their performance applied to different use cases.  Technologies based on non-licensed bands (e.g. Sigfox and LoRA) and cellular technologies such as NB-IoT or LTE-M will be taken into account. The person will perform theoretical analyses and will also carry out experimental validations by implementing prototypes (HW/SW).
- Localization and positioning solutions based on IoT technologies
Evaluation and implementation of systems based on the use of one or more technologies to improve existing positioning or localization solutions.  For example, in the field of logistics, i2CAT is working on the development of solutions based on the use of UWB and VLC for monitoring or positioning assets indoors.  It will investigate the improvement of existing solutions and the application of these and other technologies to other areas of interest.
It is expected that the selected candidate will have the capacity to work fairly autonomously and will gradually acquire responsibilities for any of the project's work packages to be executed.

Aquest projecte sera finançat per el projecte FemIoT amb codi de referència FEMIoT-IU16-011479, cofinançat per el Fons Europeu de Desenvolupament Regional (FEDER).

Who we are:

i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation centre that promotes mission oriented R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications and services. The centre stands for a new open innovation framework, fostering the collaboration between companies, public administration, the academic environment and end-users.

i2CAT's activities span the areas of Research, playing a key role in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation; Strategic Projects, leading local initiatives that strengthen the digital policies of public administration, and Technology Transfer, fostering R&D collaboration with companies to develop innovative market-oriented solutions.

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What do we offer:

- You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
- Be in contact and work with cutting-edge technology
- Work in challenging R&D projects
- Fix + variable salary
- Option of flexible retribution (restaurant card, transport card, medical insurance, kindergarten)
- Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way
- Fridays afternoon off
- Intensive work schedule in July & August
- Home-office option
- Open space office in Barcelona
- Free fruit every week
- Discounted Gym-access
- 25 vacation days per year
- Casual dress code
- Let us know which trainings you need
- You will have the opportunity to attend tech conferences and events.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and, therefore explicitly, encourages women to apply.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of persons with disabilities among its workforce, and therefore explicitly encourages this collective to apply.