Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

System Tools and Advanced Runtimes - AI4S (RE2)

Barcelona

FULL TIME

November 28, 2024

Job Reference
858_24_CS_STAR_RE2
Position
System Tools and Advanced Runtimes - AI4S (RE2)
Closing Date
Thursday, 12 December, 2024
Reference: 858_24_CS_STAR_RE2
Job title: System Tools and Advanced Runtimes - AI4S (RE2)


About BSC
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses Mare Nostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for Euro HPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.
Context And Mission
The System Tools and Advanced Runtimes (STAR) group is a cutting-edge computer systems research team focused on innovating across multiple layers of the system software stack. From operating systems, runtimes, and low-level APIs to programming models, tools, and applications. Our mission is to enhance system software to support increasingly complex workloads—including traditional HPC and emerging AI workloads—on massively parallel HPC and cloud platforms.

We are seeking a Research Engineer (RE2) to contribute to the development of low-level software components that will support future in-house RISC-V processors, specifically designed for AI workloads. The ideal candidate will be passionate about system software, software packaging, reproducibility and system-wide tracing. We welcome motivated and talented engineers with prior experience or a strong interest in these areas.

The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s

Key Duties
  • Develop reproducible OS system images for diverse RISC-V platforms (e.g., QEMU, GEM5, FPGAs, and ASICs).
  • Assist BSC hardware teams in the bring-up process of in-house RISC-V processors.
  • Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to validate BSC software and hardware developments
  • Design and implement a versatile system-wide tracing tools
Requirements
  • Education
    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field
  • Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Proficiency in C/C++ programming and excellent overall computing skills.
    • Hands-on experience with OS/processor bring-up processes.
    • Experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Competences
    • Strong initiative, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks under deadlines and pressure.
    • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Conditions
  • The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
  • We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
  • Salary: 42.000,00€
  • Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
  • Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024
Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:
  • A full CV in English, including contact details.
  • A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.


Development of the recruitment process
The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:
  • Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
  • Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.
The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.
In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.
The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
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Deadline
The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.
OTM-R principles for selection processes
BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.
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