Job Opportunity: Research Engineer in Embedded AI and Smart Mobility
(NexTArC Project – GRyS, UPM)
Deadline: October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM (CEST)

Created in September 23, 2025 by GRyS Research Group

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💼 Job Opportunity at the GRyS Research Group (UPM) 🌐🤖

Are you an Engineering graduate passionate about Embedded AI, Edge Computing, and Smart Cities & Mobility? The Next Generation Networks and Services Group (GRyS) at the Technical University of Madrid (ETSIST-UPM) is seeking a Research and Innovation Engineer (Category A) to join the NexTArC Project – Next Generation Open Innovations in Trustworthy Embedded AI Architectures for Smart Cities, Mobility and Logistics.

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🔍 Position

Research and Innovation Engineer – Telematics and Electronic Communications

📍 Location

ETSIST-UPM, C/Nikola Tesla, s/n, 28031 Madrid, Spain

⏰ Key Details

  • Contract Type: Fixed-term (EU-funded / PRTR D.A. 5ª R.D.L. 32/2021)
  • Working Hours: 37.5 hours/week (Full-time)
  • Gross Annual Salary: €25,000
  • Estimated Start Date: October–November 2025
  • Contract Duration: Until September 30, 2026
  • Application Deadline: October 7, 2025
  • Travel Availability: International

🧠 Main Tasks

  • Contributing to the semantic modelling of trustworthiness and resilience requirements in digital services.
  • Assisting in the design and development of embedded and edge AI solutions across the cloud–fog–edge continuum.
  • Participating in modular AI system design for distributed environments.
  • Supporting the implementation and validation of AI-based decision support systems for mobility and logistics.

🎓 Requirements

  • Degree in Electronic Communications Engineering and/or Telematics Engineering (ICT).
  • Experience in embedded systems, edge AI, and hardware accelerators (e.g. Hailo-8).
  • Knowledge of UAV/UGV systems, ROS2, and autonomous mission control.
  • Familiarity with Docker, microservices, and open-source development tools.
  • Strong background in software engineering, testing, and AI integration for sustainable applications.
  • Languages: Spanish (Advanced), English (Intermediate).
  • Master’s students aiming for a PhD are strongly encouraged to apply.

💡 Benefits

  • Work within an internationally funded research project
    • Spanish State Research Agency (Reference: PCI2025-163248)
    • European Commission (Grant ID: 101194287)
  • Join a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment focused on open innovation and sustainability.
  • Opportunity to advance toward doctoral research in embedded AI and intelligent systems.

📩 How to Apply

Send your CV and cover letter to gi.grys@upm.es
Contact Person: Néstor Lucas Martínez
🌐 https://grys.etsist.upm.es/offers

Be part of a team building the next generation of trustworthy and intelligent embedded AI systems for a smarter, more sustainable world!

Posted by the GRyS Research Group, ETSIST-UPM