Laboratory Technician 

WiLab is looking for qualified candidates as Laboratory Technician with the responsibility of supporting the experimental activities of the National Laboratory. The LT will report to the WiLab Area Leaders and WiLab Director, and will work closely with WiLab researchers. 

Job Responsibilities 

The ideal candidate should be familiar with standard electronic laboratory equipment and must possess basic good skills of electronic board testing and prototyping (SMD soldering is a must), as well as managing IT infrastructures (e.g., cloud orchestration, git repositories, etc.). 

In this role, the candidate will: 

• administrate the laboratory private IP network; 
• manage the laboratory’s private/public repositories and cloud systems; 
• support the firmware and hardware (e.g., ST-/Raspberry PI-based) development; 
• take care of hardware inventory. 

The candidate will also occasionally travel to different WiLab sites for support. 

Competence Requirements 

Hard Skills: 

• High School Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree (three years) in Telecommunications / Informatics / Electronics / Electrical Engineering (or equivalent); 
• good knowledge of English; 
• some past experience in prototyping, debugging and testing of microcontroller based embedded electronics, involving sensors, actuators, communication protocols, algorithms optimized for embedded systems; 
• proficiency in using laboratory instrumentation (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators); 
• basic embedded programming skills (e.g., C embedded, micropython); 
• possibly, familiarity with the use of operating systems and cloud platforms (e.g., Linux, Windows); 
• possibly, confidence in the exploitation of git-based platforms (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, GitKraken). 

Optional appreciated competences: 

• knowledge of basic high layers’ protocols (e.g., IP, HTTP, MQTT, FTP); 
• website maintenance; 
• good knowledge of Italian language. 

Soft Skills: 

• precision and timeliness; 
• team working attitude; 
• self-driven and motivated; 
• quick learner; 
• problem solving mindset; 
• multitasking. 

Contract details: CCNL Enti di Ricerca e Sperimentazione, level to be defined according to the candidate’s skills and experience, from VII to V. 

Workplace location: via Paolo Nanni Costa 20, Bologna, Italy. 

How to candidate: 

• via email by enclosing your CV and cover letter to micandido@wilab.org

Responsible of Experimental Activities 

WiLab is looking for qualified experts in 5G and Internet of Things technologies for the role of responsible of experimental activities. He/she will report to the WiLab Area Leaders and WiLab Director, and will work closely with other WiLab researchers. 

Job Responsibilities 

The ideal candidate should be familiar with 5G and Internet of Things standards, protocols and architectures; he/she should have hands-on experience with such technologies. 

In this role, the candidate will: 

• design and develop innovative architectures and protocols for 5G and Internet of Things applications (e.g., industrial, smart city) 
• participate in Proof of Concept developments. 

The candidate will also occasionally travel to different WiLab sites for support. 

Competence Requirements 

Hard Skills: 

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering / Telecommunications / Computer Science (or equivalent); 
• good knowledge of English; 
• past experience in prototyping, debugging and testing of Proof of Concepts; 
• basic embedded programming skills (e.g., C embedded, micropython); 
• confidence in the exploitation of git-based platforms (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, GitKraken); 
• knowledge of high layers’ protocols (e.g., IP, HTTP, MQTT); 
• knowledge of 3GPP and IoT standards (e.g., Rel.17, LPWAN, IEEE 802.11.x). 

Optional appreciated competences: 

• participation/leadership in European Projects; 
• publications in journal and conferences (e.g., IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, ICC, Globecom); 
• knowledge of artificial intelligence tools and algorithms (e.g., Reinforcement Learning); 
• past experience in network simulators developments (e.g., Matlab, Python); 
• knowledge of vehicular communication standards and protocols (e.g., C-V2X); 
• good knowledge of Italian language. 

Soft Skills: 

• precision and timeliness; 
• team working attitude; 
• self-driven and motivated; 
• quick learner; 
• problem solving mindset; 
• multitasking. 

Contract details: CCNL Enti di Ricerca e Sperimentazione, level to be defined according to the candidate’s skills and experience, from V to III. 

Workplace location: via Paolo Nanni Costa 20, Bologna, Italy. 

How to candidate: 

• via email by enclosing your CV and cover letter to micandido@wilab.org 

Research Associate 

WiLab is looking for qualified experts in 5G and Internet of Things technologies for the role of research associate in the field of future industrial networks. He/she will report to the WiLab Area Leaders and WiLab Director, and will work closely with other WiLab researchers. 

Job Responsibilities 

The ideal candidate should be familiar with communication standards, network protocols and architectures and channel modelling. 

In this role, the candidate will: 

• develop custom physical, MAC and network layer designs for communication networks; 
• participate in the Proof of Concepts development of THz-based wireless solutions for industrial scenarios. 

The candidate will also occasionally travel to different WiLab sites for support. 

Competence Requirements 

Hard Skills: 

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering / Telecommunications / Computer Science (or equivalent); 
• good knowledge of English; 
• past experience in simulator developments (e.g., Matlab, Python); 
• past experience in prototyping, debugging and testing of Proof of Concepts; 
• confidence in the exploitation of git-based platforms (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, GitKraken). 

Optional appreciated competences: 

• participation/leadership in European Projects; 
• publications in journal and conferences (e.g., IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, ICC, Globecom); 
• knowledge of artificial intelligence tools and algorithms (e.g., Reinforcement Learning); 
• past experience in network simulators developments (e.g., Matlab, Python); 
• knowledge of communication standards and protocols for industrial networks; 
• good knowledge of Italian language. 

Soft Skills: 

• precision and timeliness; 
• team working attitude; 
• self-driven and motivated; 
• quick learner; 
• problem solving mindset; 
• multitasking. 

Contract details: CCNL Enti di Ricerca e Sperimentazione, level to be defined according to the candidate’s skills and experience, from V to III. 

Workplace location: via Paolo Nanni Costa 20, Bologna, Italy. 

How to candidate: 

• via email by enclosing your CV and cover letter to micandido@wilab.org