Junior Digital Twin Engineer

The i2CAT Foundation is looking for a Junior Digital Twin Engineer to join the V2X Research Line within the Mobile and Wireless Internet (MWI) group at i2CAT.

The concept of Digital Twin (DT) has been broadly adopted in the Industry 4.0, in the healthcare and in the Smart Cities. It represents a digital model of the reality where it is possible to test and evaluate different actions before implementing them into the real world. In the context of Smart City, the digital copy of the city includes the representation of the road infrastructure, vehicles, pedestrians, .... Its main objectives are to ease the road maintenance, to provide the means for mobility simulations, and to create traffic information management systems. The successful candidate will work in the development of a DT of a road infrastructure, as a section of a highway, that includes real-time information of the traffic flow, to simulate and to test traffic management policies.

In particular, the main tasks and responsibilities of the candidate will be:

• Simulation of real mobility scenarios using the commercial and open-source simulators (e.g., SUMO) to make traffic predictions.
• Design, implementation, and validation of a vehicular Digital Twin concept for intelligent traffic management in urban and interurban scenarios.
• Support team members in the preparation of project reports and all related documentation related to reporting and review phases of the projects.
• Participate in the dissemination activities of R+D projects, contributing to the elaboration of technical papers to be submitted to conferences and journals.

 The team of the V2X Research Line currently participates in several projects including:

• The national 6GTWINROAD project (https://i2cat.net/la-fundacio-i2cat-rep-una-subvencio-per-a-projectes-de-recerca-i-innovacio-en-5g-avancat-i-6g/ )
• The H2020 5GMED project (https://5g-ppp.eu/5gmed/)
• The H2020 PoDIUM project (https://podium-project.eu/)
• The H2020 CODECO project (https://he-codeco.eu/ )
• The Cervera INTEGRA network (https://i2cat.net/projects/integra/)
• Several technology transfer projects with companies where the team is developing custom extensions of the ETSI G5 stack and applications running on top of the stack.

The team of the V2X Research Line has proven experience in developing V2X communication stacks, leading for example the implementation of security in the popular Vanetza open-source V2X protocol stack (https://github.com/riebl/vanetza/pull/130).

The team of the V2X Research Line often executes high level end-user demonstrations of V2X and 5G concepts, e.g. (https://5gbarcelona.org/news/mercabarna-commits-to-5g-technology-in-order-to-prevent-accidents-at-work-with-industrial-vehicles/).

The team has also wide experience on vehicular simulators, such as Omnet++, SUMO and CARLA, and is used to work with state of the art V2X modules, 802.11p and CV2X, from main vendors.

Funded by the subprojects 6G public networks that integrate AI/ML functionalities to enable future V2X services (Reference TSI-063000-2021-29), Vehicle 6G Enablers for Road Operators (Reference TSI-063000-2021-30), 6G technologies for vehicle sensors (Reference TSI-063000-2021-31), and Vehicular digital twins enabled by 6G technology (Reference TSI-063000-2021-32) within the framework of the coordinated project 6G technologies that allow the creation of digital twins for connected and autonomous mobility (CAM) on the roads, by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation and by the European Union-NextGenerationEU, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1040/2021, of 23 November, regulating the direct granting of a subsidy to public research centres and foundations and Spanish public universities to carry out innovative projects in the deployment of advanced 5G and 6G technologies.

Who we are:

The i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation center that promotes mission-driven R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications, and services. More than 15 years of international research define our expertise in the fields of 5G, IoT, VR, and Immersive Technologies, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, AI, and Digital Social Innovation. The center partners with companies, public administration, academia, and end-users to leverage this knowledge in order to meet real social and business challenges.

The greatest value of i2CAT is the talent of the people who make up our human team. We enjoy a team of people from more than 13 different nationalities and work every day to create and foster a work environment where we all feel comfortable creating, innovating and growing.

Want to know more? Visit our webpage! www.i2cat.net

What will you enjoy?

• Work from our offices or from home, whichever works best for you. We ask for two days in person at the office to coordinate with the rest of the team.
• This is a full-time vacancy
• We have a flexible work schedule respecting your work-life balance
• Reduced working hours on Fridays and in July and August
• Fix + variable salary
• Optional benefits: Travel pass, restaurant vouchers, nursery services support, medical insurance
• Annual leave of 27 working days
• We have fruit in the office to promote a healthy lifestyle
• If you are interested, you can participate in events of your sector.
• You will work with a laptop. You can choose your operative system, Mac, Linux or Windows.
• Company social and team-building events (virtual & in-person)
• You can develop your own and personal training programme with our support
• We will work so that you have a career plan to promote your growth and development

Where will you do it?

At i2CAT we already have an established ‘work-from-home’ policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We expect that you attend the office two days per week: one to stay connected with your team and another one to engage with other colleagues

If you decide to come to the office, we are located in Zona Universitària, next to the Campus Nord of the UPC, within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is a very well-connected area (metro, tram, bus) with bars and restaurants around.

Our offices are designed with an open-office concept where everything is light and transparency. We have a variety of workspaces so that you don't have to be at the same table all day.

i2CAT is an organization committed to equal opportunities. That is why we seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented, and therefore explicitly encourage female candidates to apply.

I2CAT is an organization committed to creating an environment where we celebrate diversity, and where we provide the dedicated support that our employees need, regardless of their disability.

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