Overview
Starting date: 1-April-2026
Job Reference: 24_26_CS_HAM_RE1
Position: Research Engineer - HPC memory systems (RE1)
Closing Date: Friday, 30 January, 2026
About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is hosting entity for EuroHPC JU. The mission is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D in computer and computational science with over 1000 staff from 60 countries.
Context and Mission
The Memory Systems group in the Computer Science Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center is offering a full-time research engineer position for a project on advanced memory systems for AI applications. The project aims to move the memory wall by designing memory systems for AI models, exploring HBM, DDR, GDDR devices, and Compute Express Link (CXL) memory expanders, and near-data processing architectures. Development will take place on high-end hardware products and industrial prototypes.
We encourage applications from candidates with an interest in joining a research team with over a decade of experience in industrial projects with major hardware companies from the US, China, and Korea.
Key Duties
* Profiling and performance modeling of AI applications on high-end servers with advanced memory systems: HBM, DDR4/5, CXL memory expanders.
* Exploration of near-data processing (processing near memory) for AI applications.
* Prototyping of industrial products and tools.
* Benchmarking and performance analysis of high-end hardware products and industrial prototypes.
* Close interaction and reporting to industrial partners
Requirements
* Education
o BSc or MSc in Computer Science
* Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
o Good knowledge of computer architecture
o Experience with Unix/Linux environments
o Programming languages: C/C++, Python
o Experience with profiling tools: Hardware counters, PAPI interface
* Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
o Understanding of memory systems and memory technologies (e.g., DRAM, HBM) is a plus
o Experience with hardware/system simulators is a plus
o Fluency in English is essential
* Competences
o Good written and verbal communication skills
o Ability to take initiative
Conditions
* The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
* Full-time contract (37.5h/week) with flexible working hours, extensive training, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, relocation support
* Duration: Temporary - 3 months
* Holidays: 22 days + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per the collective agreement
* Salary: competitive and aligned with qualifications and cost of living in Barcelona
* Starting date: 1-April-2026
Applications procedure
All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and include:
* A full CV in English including contact details
* A cover/motivation letter in English specifying the area and topics of interest, plus two references. Applications without this document will not be considered.
Recruitment process
The selection is carried out through a competitive examination system (Concurso-Oposición) with two phases:
* Curriculum Analysis: evaluation of experience and qualifications (40 points)
* Interview phase: evaluation of technical competencies and personal competencies (60 points). A minimum of 30 points out of 60 is required to be eligible.
The recruitment panel will include at least three people with at least 25% representation of women. A gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy. The process includes at least one technical and one administrative interview, plus a personality questionnaire and a technical exercise.
Final decisions are communicated to all interview participants. For suggestions or complaints about recruitment processes, contact recruitment@bsc.es.
Deadline and open recruitment
The vacancy remains open until a suitable candidate is hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
OTM-R principles
BSC-CNS follows the European Commission Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R) principles, including gender-balanced panels and recognition of career breaks. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.
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