Embedded Systems Researcher

Job Title: Embedded Systems Researcher

Job Ref: AICOS_Jobs_2024_02

Job Type: Full-time contract.

Job Salary: Depending on the candidate's academic degree and professional experience.

Job Location: Porto, Portugal.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

The candidate will perform research activities within the Connected Things (Cyber-physical systems) group, namely in the area of embedded electronics. The candidate is expected to contribute to current and future projects within the area of cognitively connected solutions.

The candidate will work on the following tasks:

• Develop firmware and software for embedded devices;
• Plan, develop and document test plans based on requirements;
• Bring up, debug and test new hardware designs;
• Write scientific (papers, reports, etc.) documentation.

Personal Skills:

Candidates with experience in the development of firmware and software for embedded devices are preferred. The candidate will work in close contact with hardware development, so experience within this field will be highly valued. Interest in industrial applications will be valued. Previous working experience in relevant areas will be highly regarded. The candidate must be able to work autonomously and show excellent English communication skills.

Academic Qualifications:

Academic Master's degree or equivalent academic qualification in the area of Electrical Engineering.

Other Skills:

• Excellent programming skills in C and C++;
• Experience with development for bare-metal and RTOS based microcontrollers;
• Experience debugging hardware using standard laboratory equipment (oscilloscope, power supply, protocol analyzer);
• Candidates with some experience with software development for embedded Linux systems are preferred.

More than two years of professional experience or research experience in R&D projects and embedded electronics.

What we offer:

• Excellent work conditions;
• Being part of the team of one of the most renowned applied R&D institutions in the world;
• Adequate salary (depending on the academic degree and professional experience);
• Private health insurance plan.

Application Process:

Applications are permanently open until the ideal candidate is selected. A first "cut-off" to evaluate applications will occur on the 07th of March 2024.

The selected candidate is expected to start working in April 2024.

Applications must be made to the email jobs@fraunhofer.pt and contain:

• CV – mandatory;
• Motivation Letter – optional;
• Recommendation Letters – optional.

Observation:

The research activities in the scope of this job opportunity are planned to be developed within the framework of projects:

• ATE – Aliança para a Transição Energética;
• ConnectedHealth – Smart and End-to-end Healthcare Management Platform, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046858;
• Microelectrónica – Agenda Microeletrónica, Call N.º 01/C05-i01/2021 (NextGenerationEU - PRR), Project ID 19.