Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) is a private research institution devoted to excellence in research in numerous disciplines and designated to the role of keeping the Autonomous Province of Trento in the mainstream of European and international research. Each research area is assigned to a specific research center, for a total of twelve. Information regarding the research centers, their activities and production is available at http://www.fbk.eu/research-centers .

Workplace

The FBK Center for Digital Industry (DI) Center it focuses its research on digital technologies for the various domains in industry (e.g., manufacturing, aerospace, railway, automotive, energy, agriculture, etc.) by creating applications for critical systems, adaptive and autonomous systems, advanced perception, diagnostics quality control and prediction systems. Further research areas include precision farming, robotics, metrology, cultural heritage (in particular 3D modeling) and geomatics.
The available position is in the Software Engineering Research Unit (SE) Unit of FBK-DI. The SE unit focuses primarily on (1) requirements engineering and (2) code analysis and testing. In the first area, the scientific challenges deal with the explicit representation of autonomic behaviors (e.g., self-adaptive systems), the normative constraints and requirements engineering for distributed software development. In the area of software testing, the challenge is to automate the generation of the test cases, the detection of faults, their localization in the code and the application of counter-measures.

FBK actively seeks diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is also committed to promoting gender equality. To promote the inclusion of disabled staff as per law 68/99, the Foundation is available and interested in evaluating the applications received for technical-scientific domains that do not correspond exactly to this call.

Job Description

The candidate will work in the scope of the projects of the SE unit, with the role of Developer. This role requires contributing to the design, development, integration, and testing of software components, in the context of various research and innovation projects, including intelligent multi-agent based design and testing approaches; search-based and generative AI techniques for the automated generation of software tests; and the testing and development of complex control systems for space and railway applications.

Typical tasks will include:

• Development, maintenance and evolution of existing and new software components related to automated software testing tools;
• Collaboration in the testing phase of software components according to the requirements of standards of interest;
• Analysis and evaluation of the quality and functioning of software systems.

Job requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or equivalent degrees);
• Experience in software development, development tools and technologies (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ, VS Code, Git, Maven, Gradle);
• Good programming skills in at least one programming language among C/C++, Python, or Java;
• Knowledge in automated software testing processes and tools;
• Oral and written proficiency in English;
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a goal-oriented attitude;
• Good communication and relational skills.

Furthermore, the following elements will be positively evaluated:

• Master in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or equivalent degrees);
• Problem solving and planning skills.

Employment

Type of contract: fixed-term contract
Working hours : Full time (38 h per week)
Start date : Preferably March 2026
Duration : 12 months with the possibility of extending the contract depending on funding
Workplace : Povo, Trento
Gross annual salary: about € 29.800, plus objectives achievements bonus
Benefits : flexi-time, company subsidized cafeteria or meal vouchers, internal car park, welcome office support for visa formalities and for research in accommodation, accommodation etc., supplementary pension and health fund, social security (SANIFONDS), family-work balance, free training courses, support on bank account opening, discount on public transport, sport, language course fees, counseling and psychological support service. More info at https://www.fbk.eu/en/work-with-us/

Application

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by completing the online form ( https://jobs.fbk.eu/ ). Please make sure that your application contains the following attachments (in pdf format):

• Detailed CV including relevant past experiences (as an attached document in PDF format);
• Cover Letter (explaining your motivation for this specific position).

Application deadline: 19/02/2026

Please read our Recruitment Regulations before completing your application.
For further information or technical issues regarding the application, please contact the People Innovation for Research Department at jobs@fbk.eu .