Job Overview
| Company | CDAC THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
|---|---|
| Job Title | 59 VACANCIES |
| Last Date | 26-10-2026 |
Job Details
C-DAC Recruitment 2026: 59 Project Engineer Vacancies
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram, has invited applications for 59 contract posts under Advt. No. CORP/JIT/03/2026-TVM. This includes 51 posts of Project Engineer (Fresher) and 8 posts of Senior Project Engineer. Positions are available in areas such as cyber security operations, embedded systems, FPGA, VLSI/IC design, medical imaging and mobile forensics.
Total vacancies: 59 (51 Project Engineer + 8 Senior Project Engineer)
1. Project Engineer (Fresher), Code 01
No. of Posts: 51
Location: Thiruvananthapuram
Age: 30 (upper limit)
Post-qualification experience: Nil
Salary: Rs. 37,500/month consolidated (Min. CTC Rs. 5.40 LPA)
Duration: 3 years
Educational Qualification (any one of the following):
BE/BTech with 60% or equivalent CGPA, or ME/MTech, or Postgraduate degree in Science/Application with 60% or equivalent CGPA
Specialization:
Computer Science
Information Technology
Electronics
Electronics & Communication
Electrical & Electronics
VLSI
Embedded Systems
Profile 1: Security Operations
Skill Sets:
Knowledge of the network and security domain
Knowledge and experience in operating Windows and Linux platforms
Collaborative and team oriented
Good troubleshooting and analytical skills
Able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stack, SSL/TLS, IPSEC, SMTP/IMAP, FTP, HTTP, etc.)
Understanding of operating system, web server, database and security device (firewall/NIDS/NIPS) logs and log formats
Understanding of security threats (preferably OWASP Top 10), attack methods and the current threat environment
Knowledge of disaster recovery and computer forensic tools, technologies and methods
Knowledge of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of web applications, mobile applications and network infrastructure
Knowledge of security auditing methodologies and security testing concepts
Knowledge of open-source VA/PT tools
Job Responsibilities:
- Monitor security incidents in 24×7 rotational shifts (Thiruvananthapuram only)
- Detect incidents via the SIEM console, rules, reports and dashboards
- Raise incidents as tickets in the ticketing tool and handle them per each customer’s SLA
- Monitor SIEM console resources for anomalies
- Analyse and review logs and cyber event alerts
- Investigate suspicious security events, breaches and other cyber security incidents
- Recognize potential, successful and unsuccessful intrusion attempts by analysing event details and summaries
- Track incidents to closure per the defined SOPs
- Do first-level triage of events per SOPs, and automate analysis where possible
- Monitor SIEM tool health and raise incidents to the engineering team
- Assist L2 analysts in incident workflow when requested
- Proactively identify vulnerabilities in customer infrastructure and suggest SIEM use case updates to generate alerts
- Ensure confidentiality and protection of sensitive customer data
- Profile 2: Medical Imaging
- Skill Sets: Algorithm development in C++/Python; image processing; image-guided surgery; Qt
- Job Role: Development of medical imaging applications
- Profile 3: Electronics Hardware
- Skill Sets: Basic electrical engineering circuits; testing of circuits; use of measuring instruments
- Job Role: Design, assembly and testing of electronic circuits and power electronic hardware; firmware development; site trial activities
- Profile 4: Verification
- Skill Sets: Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog; electronic system design
- Job Role: Generation of Verification IP in SystemVerilog
- Profile 5: FPGA
- Skill Sets:
- Strong foundation in electronics and communications, especially digital electronics, FPGA-based systems and FPGA programming
- HDL programming skills, preferably VHDL
- Job Role:
- Development and testing of FPGA software
- Field support
- Profile 6: Embedded Systems
- Skill Sets:
- Strong foundation in electronics and communications, especially digital electronics, microprocessor-based systems and embedded system programming
- Programming skills, preferably in C/C++
- Job Role:
- Development and testing of embedded systems software (drivers, board support package, APIs)
- Field support
- Profile 7: Mobile Forensics
- Skill Sets:
- Strong programming skills in C, C++ and C#
- Knowledge of developing and analysing Android applications
- Knowledge of reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis of mobile applications and operating system source code
- Job Role:
- Research and development of forensic software solutions for smart devices
- Implementation of innovative techniques for smart device forensic acquisition, data extraction, decoding and analysis
- Profile 8: Processor/IC Design
- Skill Sets:
- RTL coding, verification and FPGA design
- RISC-V ISA-based processor design
- IC design
- Embedded systems design
- Signal processing
- Software coding
- Job Role:
- Microprocessor design implementation
- Embedded system design
- Software application development
- 2. Senior Project Engineer, Code 15
- No. of Posts: 08
- Location: Thiruvananthapuram
- Age: 40 (upper limit)
- Post-qualification relevant experience: Minimum 4 years
- Salary: Rs. 60,000/month consolidated
- CTC: Rs. 8.49 LPA to Rs. 14 LPA (higher experience gets higher salary as per policy)
- Duration: 3 years
- Educational Qualification: BTech with 60% or equivalent CGPA
Specialization:
Electronics
Electronics & Communication
Skill Sets:
RTL coding, verification and FPGA design
RISC-V ISA-based processor design
IC design
Embedded systems design
Job Profile:
Microprocessor design
Embedded system design
IC physical design
How to Apply:Apply For:
Project Engineer – Fresher Posts
Senior Project Engineer posts
Application Deadline: 26/October/2026
