Job Reference 634_25_DIR_IBD_TIO Position BSC technology innovation officer on entrepreneurship for Open Hardware Closing Date Friday, 31 October, 2025 Reference: 634_25_DIR_IBD_TIO Job title: BSC technology innovation officer on entrepreneurship for Open Hardware About BSC The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience:BSC-CNS YouTube ChannelLet's stay connected with BSC Folks We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured. We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences. If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team. Context And Mission The exponential growth of RISC-V in the market in the last few years demonstrates the industry's commitment to its adoption. RISC-V is a key piece within the European strategy for its technological independence and autonomy from other regions. Thus, Europe has enabled multiple funding mechanisms around RISC-V in HPC, and BSC has been leading many of them. This has positioned BSC as a worldwide research center in RISC-V technology. In order to manage all this knowledge, BSC has developed a comprehensive intellectual property rights strategy based on 3 pillars: Exploitable research results, promoting entrepreneurship. Portfolio management, with protection strategies and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management. Technology