R&D Engineer

About INCERT

INCERT is a centre of expertise providing services and solutions based on knowledge and experience acquired in cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), eTravel document, biometry and artificial intelligence.

Established since 2012, INCERT is a public agency owned by the State of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. INCERT also represents and defends Luxembourg’s national interests at European and international organisations.

Further information about INCERT can be found at www.incert.lu.

The position

Within the scope of its current activities and its incoming ones, INCERT is now recruiting a R&D Engineer for a permanent position.

As part of the Standards and Regulations team, the R&D Engineer will contribute to the design and implementation of prototypes, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and pre-production solutions. These will either serve as the basis for new solutions or enhance INCERT’s existing portfolio.

The role focusses on prototype design and development, possibly tackling back-end development and/or integration into mobile devices. Knowledge and interest in cybersecurity and cryptography considered a strong plus. The successful candidate will play a significant role in translating international specifications, research papers, or business requirements into tangible prototypes, and working closely with INCERT internal teams to mature them into operational solutions.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to grow into a key contributor for innovative solutions and international impact.

Your responsibilities

• Analyse requirements from international standards and specifications and design, specify, and develop prototypes;
• Identify, plan, and implement new features based on INCERT project requests;
• Suggest and implement new applications, tools and protocols;
• Remain up-to-date with technologies, concepts and best practices for coding applications;
• Collaborate closely with the Solutions teams to address innovation needs regarding application functionality and design;
• Complete and update INCERT documentation associated to prototypes; and
• Demonstrate innovation for good practices implementation.

YOUR PROFILE

Technical skills and education

• A Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science or relevant field;
• Experience in back-end and PoC/prototype development using at least one back-end language (e.g. Java, Python, C/C++, C#, etc.);
• Experience in mobile application development using both native frameworks (Android – Java/Kotlin, iOS – Swift/Objective-C) and/or hybrid frameworks (Ionic, Capacitor or React Native) would be appreciated;
• Knowledge of OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0, and token-based authentication flows is considered a plus; and
• Ability to read, understand, and implement international standards and research outputs.

Considered as a strong asset

• Knowledge of cryptography; and
• Experience with Java back-end development.

Soft skills

• Comfortable working in experimental settings where solutions may evolve quickly;
• Ability to contribute to complex projects, solve issues and take decisions in a timely manner;
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging abilities;
• Capacity to understand complex topics and to simplify them for the audience;
• Be curious, rigorous, responsible and have a synthetic mind;
• Have good verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently;
• Act with a high sense of confidentiality and integrity; and
• Be fluent in English. French, Luxembourgish and German are considered assets.

Please note that a criminal record will be requested as part of the final stage of our hiring process.

We look forward to receiving your application and a letter explaining your interest in the position at the following email address: [email protected].