Senior Hardware / Firmware Engineer

The Mobile Wireless Internet (MWI) research area of the i2CAT Foundation is seeking a Senior Hardware / Firmware Engineer in order to work on the design, implementation, development and testing of IoT solutions in real environments. The successful candidate is expected to lead research projects, technology transfer activities and manage work teams.

The Role:

i2CAT is working in the research and development of IoT solutions in different application fields and areas of interest, such as:

• LPWAN Technologies (Low-Power Wide Area Networks) and its applications in Smart Cities and underground/critical environments.
• IoT Technologies (such as WiFi, Zigbee and BLE) applicable to domestic environment
• Localization and positioning solutions based on IoT technologies (such as UWB and Visual Light Communications (VLC))
• Wake-up and energy optimization technologies and mechanisms

The candidate is expected to join the IoT research team and take a leading role in the design, improvement and investigation of the hardware solutions and prototypes developed by the group.

Furthermore, the candidate will work in the hardware and firmware/software development of novel tracking and location solutions for indoor and outdoor applications based on the hybridization of RF, visual technologies and IoT sensors that i2CAT is investigating in several research projects.

 
The role requires domain and proven experience in the design and development of both, hardware and firmware. The candidate is expected to assume technical responsibilities, to have a proactive and adaptive capacity and to work autonomously in advanced, efficient and optimized IoT solutions.

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 do we offer?

• 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
• You will have a flexible work schedule so that you can reconcile your personal life with the professional one.
• Intensive hours every Friday of the year and every day in July and August
• Fix + variable salary
• Possibility of receiving part of your remuneration in kind (restaurant, transport, nursery or medical insurance)
• 25 working days of annual leave (the common 22 + 3 additional ones)
• You can access the UPC gym at a reduced price
• 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 work environment, Mac, Linux or Windows.
• You can ask us for training of your interest.
• 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 telework policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We ask that you attend the office two days per week, one to stay connected with the team and the other one to establish relations.

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 do not have opaque rooms). 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 the female collective to apply.

i2CAT is an organization committed to diversity and we seek to increase the number of people with disabilities in our team.

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