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, of which there are twelve totals. 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 research projects of the Software Engineering (SE) unit at FBK, serving as a software architect and developer in the design, development, integration, and testing of software components subject to standards in the context of complex control systems, Intelligent multi-agent based approaches, and generative AI for the automated generation of software tests in the railway and space domains in close collaboration with the researchers of the unit.

The successful candidate will contribute to the following tasks:

• Defining architectures for complex systems;
• Developing, maintaining, and evolving existing software components as well as new software components independently;
• Collaborating in the testing phase of software components in accordance with the requirements of relevant standards;
• Analyzing and evaluating software quality and performance.

Job requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

• Master degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or equivalent degrees);
• Relevant experience in complex software system design and development in research and industrial projects
• Experience in software development, development tools and technologies (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ, VS Code, Git, Maven, Gradle)
• Good programming skills in the following programming languages Python, Java, C;
• Oral and written proficiency in English;
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, with a goal-oriented attitude;
• Accuracy, flexibility, proactivity;
• Good communication and relational skills.

Furthermore, the following elements will be positively evaluated:

• Knowledge in software testing and formal methods
• Problem solving and planning skills

Employment

Type of contract: fixed-term contract

Working hours : Full time (38 h per week)
Start date : Preferably October 2025

Duration : 24 months with the possibility of extending the contract depending on funding

Workplace : Povo, Trento

Gross annual salary: about € 38.500, 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: 30/09/2025

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 .