Research & Development Specialist in Network

**SnT** is a leading **international research and innovation centre** in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Luxembourg by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent.

Within SnT, the SIGCOM research group is headed by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, and mainly carries out research activities in the areas of signal processing for wireless communication systems, including satellite communications, and is currently expanding its research activities towards quantum information systems. Use cases of interest include IoT verticals, unmanned aerial vehicles, integrated satellite-space-terrestrial networks, quantum communications and key distribution, spectrum management and coexistence, tactile Internet, and autonomous transportation. Furthermore, our activities are experimentally driven and supported by the **SDR **CommLab**, the **S**DN Lab**, the **5G-Space Lab**, our **SW Simulators**, and our **OTA Facilities**.

We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place

**Your Role...**:

- Strong background in Computer Networking technologies (ideally in SDN/NFV)
- Network and/or resource slicing, virtual network embedding
- Optimization and Machine learning/deep learning techniques
- Experience in open-source platforms and controllers (e.g., ONOS, Ryu, MiniNet, OpenSAND)
- Experience in open-source network data-plane platforms (e.g., P4, Openflow, FPGA)
- Experience in virtualization technologies (e.g., OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Graph signal processing for wireless networks
- Development skills in MATLAB, python or C++ are required

The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks:

- Contribute to multiple national and international projects related to networking layer
- Carry out research in the defined areas
- Disseminate results through scientific publications in the top-tier venues
- Coordinating research projects and preparing project deliverables
- Preparing new research proposals to attract industrial, national and European projects
- Providing assistance in the supervision of PhD students

**Your Profile...**:
What we’re looking for:

- A collaborative team player with a desire to make a personal impact within our interdisciplinary research group
- The commitment to participate in the design and implementation of high-quality solutions that solve significant problems
- Self-initiative, creativity, curiosity, flexibility and enthusiasm to work

Knowledge and Experience:

- Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python, or C++
- Strong knowledge in OpenFlow, P4 or FPGA programming
- Highly committed, excellent team-worker, and strong critical thinking skills

Language Skills: Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required. Knowledge of either French, German or Luxembourgish will be appreciated but are **not a requirement to apply**.

**Here’s what awaits you at SnT...**:

- **Exciting infrastructures and unique labs.** At SnT’s two campuses, our researchers can take a walk on the moon at the LunaLab, build a nanosatellite, or help make autonomous vehicles even better
- **The right place for IMPACT. **SnT researchers engage in demand-driven projects. Through our Partnership Programme, we work on projects with more than 55 industry partners
- **Be** part of a multicultural family**. At SnT we have more than 60 nationalities. Throughout the year, we organise team-building events, networking activities and more