"Research Position Recruitment 2025-2026: Senior Researcher, Junior Researcher, Junior Research Fellow & Hardware Project Engineer"

Hiring Organization

Chennai Institute of Technology (Autonomous)

Organization Profile: Chennai Institute of technology, the best engineering college in Chennai was established with the objective of providing quality technical education with adequate industrial exposure than any other engineering colleges in Chennai, caters the needs of the youth with its innovative teaching methods. Apart from interactive classroom scenario, periodic guest lectures by experts from industries and academic background provides thirst to the students to learn and to prepare for the ready-to-serve industrial requirements with uncompromised professional ethics. CIT has been approved by the AICTE, New Delhi, affiliated to Anna University Chennai.

Research Centre: Centre for Research

Research Position: Senior Researcher / Junior Researcher

Essential Qualifications: B.E/B.Tech in ECE / CSE / IT / Biomedical Engineering and M.E/M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Communication Systems/Signal Processing), Biomedical Engineering/ Medical Electronics. PhD in Engineering (Wireless Communication / Wireless Network) with Research Experience from any recognized University/Institute.

Senior Researcher: Minimum of 15 research articles in Journals SCI / SCIE or a combined Impact factor of 25 and above

Junior Researcher: Minimum of 5 research articles in Journals SCI / SCIE or a combined Impact factor of 10 and above

Research Position: Junior Research Fellow

Essential Qualifications: B.E/B.Tech in ECE / CSE / IT / Biomedical Engineering and M.E/M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Biomedical Engineering/ Medical Electronics with minimum of 65% marks or 7.5 CGPA from any recognized University/Institute. Preference will be given for the candidates with Gate Score. Minimum of 2 research articles in Journals (SCIE) or a combined Impact factor of 2 and above

Desirable Qualifications: With a strong background in Wireless Communication/ Wireless Networks/ IOT / Automation / Image Processing / VLSI

Hardware Project Engineer

Essential Qualifications: B.E/B.Tech in ECE / CSE / IT / Biomedical Engineering and M.E/M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Biomedical Engineering/ Medical Electronics with minimum of 65% marks or 7.5 CGPA from any recognized University/Institute. Preference will be given for the candidates with Gate Score.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Design, develop, and implement hardware systems and prototypes
• Work with microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, and embedded systems
• Perform circuit design, PCB development, and hardware debugging
• Integrate hardware with software/firmware teams

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with microcontrollers (Arduino, ESP32, PIC, ARM, etc.)
• Knowledge of circuit design, PCB tools, and basic electronics
• Familiarity with sensors, communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART)
• Ability to read schematics and technical documentation
• Knowledge of embedded C/C++
• Exposure to FPGA, Raspberry Pi, or industrial controllers

Salary: Salary is Negotiable for deserving candidates.

Job Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Last date for the receipt of applications: 20th January, 2026.

Apply Mode: online

Email: mruby@citchennai.net

Organization Website: https://www.citchennai.edu.in/

How to Apply: Candidates who are all interested in research may send their resume along with all necessary certificates scanned copies (in single pdf) to the below mentioned Email address within 20th January, 2026.

Address for Communication:
Director
Chennai Institute of Technology,
Sarathy Nagar, Kundrathur,
Chennai-600069, TamilNadu, India.