Technology research centre building AI, embedded systems, and industrial solutions
IKERLAN is a 50-year-old research and development centre focused on digital transformation, embedded systems, and energy technologies for industrial clients. The stack spans containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data processing (Spark, Flink, Kafka), with active adoption of Python, Java, and Rust across roles. Project focus on federated architectures, edge-to-cloud orchestration, and data lake generation—paired with pain points around cloud ingest, multi-cloud coordination, and real-time data sharing—suggests a shift from traditional embedded research toward distributed, cloud-native industrial AI.
IKERLAN is a cooperative technology research centre based in the Basque region of Spain, operating since 1974. The organisation employs over 400 people across three locations and combines expertise across digital technologies and AI, embedded electronic systems and cybersecurity, and mechatronic and energy technologies. It operates as a member of the Mondragón Corporation cooperative network and the Basque Research and Technology Alliance, offering integrated solutions to industrial clients. Current hiring activity spans data engineering, security, research, and core engineering roles, concentrated in Spain.
IKERLAN uses Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible for infrastructure; AWS, Azure, and GCP for cloud; Python, Java, C/C++, and Rust for development; and Spark, Flink, Kafka, and Databricks for data processing. Currently adopting Python, Java, Rust, Ada, and Assembler.
Active projects include federated IoT-cloud-big data architecture design, multi-cloud workload orchestration, data lake generation, real-time data sharing prototypes, and edge-to-cloud integration, with ongoing research proposals for EU Horizon Europe funding.
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