Software Engineering Researcher

For our research center in Krakow/Poland we are looking for a Researcher with expertise in the field of experimental software engineering. You will join a dynamic, motivated, and creative team with a broad range of experience and competences. As part of our team, you will combine theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition.

Your Responsibilities

• Propose, contribute to and lead research projects related to creating, deploying, and assessing new software development methodologies, processes and tools to increase SW development productivity.
• Through software engineering research, improve software development practices in both product development and research tool development, including development of AI/ML solutions.
• Select and assess commercial tools or develop custom SW engineering tooling specific for Hitachi Energy needs.
• Collaborate with a global team of researchers and engineers in Hitachi Energy Research and Hitachi Energy business units to identify and solve real-world challenges
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of state-of-the-art software development methods and tools.
• Network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise
• Collaborate with local and global external partners including universities, startups and vendors
• Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports

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• PhD degree in software engineering or related field.
• Deep familiarity with modern SW development methodologies.
• Deep familiarity with several programming languages and paradigms.
• Experience with different variants of modern SW development lifecycle tooling.
• SW engineering research and publication track record and experience with design of experiments and their statistical analysis
• Some SW development experience, ideally in a product development environment.
• Experience with formal methods and other advanced SW development practices is beneficial.
• Experience with AI and generative AI for SW engineering is beneficial.
• Experience that demonstrates your team-oriented, innovative, and strategic working styles