Position Summary: A selective recruitment process is announced to formalize six indefinite-term employment contracts for engineers, who will be responsible for the design of the EST Telescope, the EMBER spectropolarimeter, and Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO). Key Points: 1. EST Telescope Design 2. EMBER Integral Field Spectropolarimeter Development 3. Research on Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) Apply https://iac.sede.gob.es Application deadline until 30/03/2026 Publication date 09/03/2026 Managing Unit / Contact Information HUMAN RESOURCES rrhh \[at] iac.es Selection Process Code PS\-2026\-004 Number of Positions 6 Professional Category Engineer Contract Type Indefinite-term Contract Description A selective recruitment process is announced to formalize six indefinite-term employment contracts (Article 23bis of Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation), outside collective bargaining agreements, under the general open-access system, with the following functions among others: * EST Telescope Design: This activity covers all tasks required to consolidate the preliminary design of the EST, define and initiate specifications for the detailed design, as well as activities related to documentation necessary for the basic project and construction license application. * EMBER Integral Field Spectropolarimeter: This activity covers tasks arising from the Conceptual Design Review (CoDR) of the EMBER Integral Field Spectropolarimeter (EST Spectropolarimeter Based on mirror-slicer in the near-Infrared) for EST, as well as necessary work to commence the preliminary design phase and prototyping and verification testing activities. * Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO): This activity includes tasks related to the MCAO technology demonstration bench and associated numerical simulations, aimed at validating and characterizing the MCAO concept for direct and adapted application to the EST AO design. Status Open Position Profile Technical Staff Required Qualification Spanish Master’s Level (MECES 3) Specialty Software Internal Promotion No