Research Engineer

The Mobile Wireless Internet Group is seeking a RESEARCH ENGINEER to be involved in two different projects. The researcher will be involved in the projects:

* H2020 TERMINET project, where i2CAT has to design and implement a prototype IoT solution that includes terminals and a gateway, using IoT protocols based on the Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA) to:

• Understand the requirements of the use cases.
• Understand the philosophy of the RINA architecture, and use it to design a customized IoT protocol for the relevant TERMINET project use cases.
• Implement the IoT RINA-based protocols on terminals and gateways.
• Carry out functional and performance evaluations.
• Prepare and carry out oral presentations in technical and progress meetings.
• Write technical reports
• Represent i2CAT within the TERMINET project consortium, attending periodic progress calls, participating in virtual or physical meetings and leading i2CAT contributions to the project.

* A powerful stochastic tool to assess the impact of the COVID-19 in Catalonia integrating detailed demographic and mobility data in the framework of the call "Replegar-se per créixer: l'impacte de les pandèmies en un món sense fronteres visibles” (PANDÈMIES 2020) 2020-PANDE-00180 of the AGAUR, through the l’Institut de Física d’Altes Energies IFAE to:

• Develop a configuration of wireless devices able to gather contact tracing information.
• Carry out functional and performance testing and validations.
• Prepare and carry out oral presentations in technical and progress meetings.
• Contribute to the final technical report.

The researcher will be part of the MWI (Mobile Wireless Internet) research area. The MWI team will provide the required training, supervision and guidance to the researcher.

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.

Applications should include:

• Cover letter stating the motivation and suitability of the candidate