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Research Position at the Communication Technologies Division - PHYCOM Department

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Spain
Closing date
Nov 12, 2018

Job Details

The Communication Technologies Division of the CTTC is searching for interested candidates in a Research position in its Physical-layer Implementation of High Performance Communication Systems (PHYCOM) Department in the framework of the ReproRun project (H2020 ORCA, Second Call for Extensions, EXT1). For more information about the Department please refer to http://technologies.cttc.es/phycom/.

The candidate must hold a Master degree in telecommunications, electrical, computer engineering or related disciplines, and should have experience in the area of software defined radio (SDR), digital signal processing (DSP) and embedded programming using FPGA devices.

The selected candidate will:

  • Become a member of the research team of the project.
  • Support the team members in the preparation of the reports of the project.
  • Participate in dissemination activities of the project, including technical papers to be submitted to international conferences and peer-reviewed journals.


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic junior scientists, with a MSc in electrical engineering or related fields, aiming at significantly improving their career perspectives in both public and private sectors. Excellent research skills and analytical abilities are required, fluency in English (spoken and written), proactive communication skills and problem solving as part of a team, solid programming skills (see below), strong record keeping, great work ethic and initiatives are essential characteristics. Previous experience in fields related to the specific position is a plus.

Required skills:
- The applicants must have a deep understanding of OS architecture (Linux or other UNIX-like OS), a strong background on embedded systems, Linux kernel space and user space programming, one of RTOS and real-time programming techniques, be familiar with the modern ARM 32 and 64-bit architecture and GNU compiler toolchain. The candidate would also possess FPGA design skills and experience in HW-SW co-design practices applied to device families such as the Xilinx Zynq-7000. Accordingly, the candidate must be familiar with Xilinx Vivado Design Suite. The applicants should be able to demonstrate the mentioned skills through an implementation portfolio. Hands-on knowledge or previous exposure on wireless communications standards, digital signal processing techniques and SDR will be considered an ideal match.
- At least 2 years' experience in hardware/firmware design, C, C++, Linux shell scripting, Matlab and HDL languages (e.g., VHDL or Verilog), debugging and profiling tools (e.g., gdb, perf), using version control systems (Git) and IDEs.
- Experience in participating in the entire development cycle: from system conception and specifications, through high level modeling, FPGA development and real-time testing, debugging and performance validation of the developed algorithm or (sub-)system.
- Outstanding oral and writing English skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, and ability to work in an international team.
- Experience from participating in national and international research projects with partners from academia and industry is also an advantage.

Valuable skills:
- Hands-on experience on Xilinx Partial Configuration design cycle will be considered a valuable asset.
- Design experience with the Ettus USRP X and E series platforms and RFNoC framework.
- Design experience with the Xilinx ZC706 board when combined with the AD-FMCOMMS2/3 SDR RF front-end.
- Prior research experience in academia or industry.
- Career distinctions.
- Experience in leading and/or participating in the preparation of scientific publications.
- Experience in preparation of EC funded research grant proposals.

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