Research Engineer in eco-innovation for 6G - GRENOBLE

Job description: Background The digital sector has been receiving increasing attention over the past few years, as evidenced by the many recent reports and publications on the subject. The digital sector indeed accounts for between 2% and 4% of the world's carbon footprint, and this footprint is constantly growing. Networks, and more specifically telecommunications technologies, represent the central nervous system of this digital world. As manufacturers embark on a sustainable development approach to move towards carbon neutrality, pressure is mounting to find tangible solutions to move towards this horizon. Telecoms players are already imagining tomorrow's technologies that could be used in the networks of the future to deliver a more sustainable 6G mobile network. Missions In this context, we have a vacancy for a CDD research engineer in eco-innovation for 6G networks, to take part in assessing the environmental impact of the technologies envisaged for 6G. The work will be carried out mainly within the framework of the European SUSTAIN-6G project, recently accepted by the European Commission. The aim of this European project, which focuses on 6G technologies, is to propose a method for assessing their sustainability in the broadest sense: economic, social and environmental over the entire life cycle, for both first-order effects (known as footprint) and higher-order effects (known as handprint). More specifically, the candidate will be responsible for the following tasks: -        Review the state of the art in telecoms sustainability assessment methodologies, based in particular on recently completed or ongoing European projects (e.g. Hexa-X II), but also on work from the industry (NGMN alliance, 3GPP, etc.). -        Propose a method for assessing the sustainability of future technologies, taking into account their key performance indicators (KPIs) and key value indicators (KVIs). -        Evaluate the sustainability impacts of 6G technologies according to use cases. -        Apply the proposed evaluation method to selected use cases to assess their relevance to sustainability. A study will also be carried out to develop a model of the energy consumption behavior of the Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure as a function of network configurations. This energy model will be used to analyze the performance/consumption trade-off of the new technologies studied in the SUSTAIN6G project. The study will aim to identify the components and control parameters with the greatest impact, so as to contain its complexity and scope of validity. The model will combine data from CEA's in-house developments, those of the project's partners, and from the literature (e.g. EARTH project).

Institute description: The mission will take place at CEA-Leti in Grenoble, within the LS2PR laboratory (“Signal, Protocols and Radio Platforms”). Comprising 20 permanent staff, this team conducts research in the field of radio communications systems, focusing on waveforms, protocols, network orchestration, and their implementation on hardware platforms. The main applications targeted by the laboratory are the evolution of cellular networks (6G networks), private networks, networks for critical IoT, optical wireless communications, radio localization and the functionalization of RF architectures for environmental capture. CEA-Leti has also set up a cross-functional eco-innovation program, which includes a dozen employees with whom you will be interacting on life cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-design issues.

Your profile: Le candidat recherché dispose d’une formation à niveau bac+5 ou d’un doctorat dans le domaine des télécommunications, idéalement formé aux enjeux du développement durable et en particulier à l’analyse de cycle de vie. Une connaissance des méthodes pour évaluer les impacts environnementaux des technologies du numériques sera très appréciée. Voici quelques compétences impliquées dans cette mission (liste non-exhaustive) : Bonnes connaissances des technologies de l’information et de la communication (en particulier réseaux télécoms 6G) Connaissance des principes d’écoconception, idéalement dans le domaine des équipements électroniques Analyse de cycle de vie (ACV) des systèmes électroniques (ISO 14040-44). Maitrise d’un outil d’ACV type GaBi ou SimaPro Bon niveau d’anglais technique (lecture et écriture) pour le domaine concerné Bon relationnel, force de proposition et capacité à travailler en équipe Savoir faire preuve d’autonomie