Research & Development Specialist in Software Satellite Simulation using Ju

at  Universit du Luxembourg

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.
SnT is active in several national projects funded by National Research Fund (FNR) and local industries, and international research projects funded by the EU FP7 programme, H2020 programme and the European Space Agency (ESA). For further information, you may check: www.securityandtrust.lu
The SigCom research group carries out research activities in the areas of signal processing for wireless communication systems including satellite communications and radar systems and is currently expanding its research activities in exploring several emerging use cases of next generation wireless communications systems. For details, you may refer to the following: https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom.
The University of Luxembourg is seeking to hire a highly motivated and an outstanding engineer in the area of Software Satellite Simulation using Julia Programming Language for its Interdisciplinary Centre of Security and Trust (SnT), within the Signal Processing and Communications (SigCom) research group, led by Prof. Björn Ottersten and Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas.
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!

As a Research & Development Specialist in Software Satellite Simulation, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing an end-to-end SW simulator in Julia programming language, implementing the physical (PHY) layer of satellite communication systems. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and researchers to push the boundaries of what is possible with satellite communications.

• Contributing to research and development projects in the fields of: 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Networks, DVB-S2X, and DVB-RCS2 satellite communications waveforms
• Design and develop software simulators using the Julia and C++ programming languages
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and maintenance
• Participate in the implementation of control, networking, and signal processing algorithms (including synchronization algorithms) for the JuliaSatSim project within the 6GSPACE Lab (https://6gspacelab.uni.lu/)
• Contributing to the dissemination of the research results
• Preparing new research proposals to attract industrial, national and European projects
• Collaborate in ongoing ESA, European, and national projects
• Assisting in the organization of relevant workshops and demonstrations

For further information, please contact: Dr. Jorge Querol (jorge.querol@uni.lu)