# Research Engineer III

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Location**: Diegem, Flemish Brabant
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Large-Scale Integrated Photonics (LSIP) Lab at Hewlett Packard Labs is seeking an exceptional Research Scientist / Research Engineer to contribute to groundbreaking research in neuromorphic and photonic computing.

As part of HPE Belgium's participation in leading European research initiatives, you will play a key role in developing next-generation optical spiking neural networks and neuromorphic computing systems targeting challenging applications including radar signal processing, optical communications, high-energy physics, and medical imaging.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of integrated photonics, machine learning, neuromorphic computing, and advanced hardware systems within a world-class multidisciplinary research team.

**Responsibilities**

- Contribute to externally funded research programs focused on optical and neuromorphic computing technologies.

- Design, develop, and evaluate next-generation photonic and hybrid photonic-electronic computing architectures.

- Research and develop optical spiking neural network concepts, neuromorphic algorithms, and event-driven computing approaches.

- Identify high-impact application domains where neuromorphic and photonic computing can address critical computational bottlenecks.

- Translate advanced scientific concepts into demonstrators, prototypes, and proof-of-concept systems.

- Collaborate closely with experts in photonics, electronics, machine learning, software engineering, and systems research.

- Publish research findings in leading scientific conferences and journals.

- Contribute to project deliverables, technical reports, and presentations for European research consortia and stakeholders.

- Develop software tools, simulations, and data analysis workflows, primarily in Python.

**Requirements**

- PhD in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.

- Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas: Integrated Photonics, Photonic Systems, Photonic Computing, Neuromorphic Computing, Spiking Neural Networks, Event-Driven Computing.

- Outstanding publication record in peer-reviewed journals and conferences relevant to the field.

- Ability to contribute across multiple stages of the research process, including theory, modeling, system design, experimentation, validation, and application development.

- Strong Python programming skills.

- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

- Self-driven, collaborative, and able to thrive in a multidisciplinary research environment.

**Benefits**

- Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

- Investment in career development and growth.

- Unconditionally inclusive work environment.

## Skills

### Required
- Photonics
- Electrical Engineering
- Physics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Python
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Spiking Neural Networks
- Event-Driven Computing

### Nice to have
- Optical spiking neural networks
- Neuromorphic photonic architectures
- Algorithm-hardware co-design
- Integrated photonic circuit and system design
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- AI system design
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow

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