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RTE

Manages France's high-voltage electricity grid

R&D Study Engineer

Security Engineering & ArchitecturePosted on Nov 9
Full-timeJonage, France€43k - €53k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Comfort working with operating systems and virtualized environments.
  • The position is subject to an administrative security investigation (EAS).

Responsibilities

  • Conduct R&D studies on securing operational technology architectures, IT/OT convergence, and virtualization technologies applied to industrial control systems, including edge computing, industrial containerization, and hypervisors.
  • Apply threat-modeling, industrial-network simulation, and security-data analysis methods using laboratory testbeds and the R&D information system.
  • Support and contribute to multi-vendor control-system virtualization work.
  • Participate in R&D project phases, including scoping, study, prototyping in a test or sandbox environment, demonstration on test benches, and transfer to operational teams.
  • Contribute to drafting study specifications, cybersecurity test plans covering robustness and vulnerabilities, and experimental protocols for virtual or physical equipment.
  • Report progress, identified security risks, and deliverables to the study lead or project manager.
  • Write technical notes, study reports, and security-architecture recommendations for client departments and internal bodies.
  • Prepare and present project-committee and R&D-seminar presentations and reports on proof-of-concept experiences.
  • Contribute, where appropriate, to publications or sector working groups related to R&D valorization strategy.
  • Support transfer of OT detection and simulation tools, attack scenarios, and remediation approaches to operational entities, including control-system engineering, cybersecurity engineering, and CORS_N teams.
  • Support implementation of pilots or demonstrations of digital control systems and train users on new methods or tools.
  • Consolidate field feedback to validate industrial viability of solutions and inform R&D roadmaps.
  • Monitor scientific, technological, and regulatory developments, including IEC 62443 standards, NIS 2 directives, OT threats, and virtualization solutions.
  • Store models, configuration code, network topologies, and datasets in R&D repositories in accordance with information-security and intellectual-property rules.
  • Work on the established platforms.

About the Company

RTE

Manages France's high-voltage electricity grid

RTE manages France’s high- and extra-high-voltage electricity transmission network to move energy where it is needed and keep supply balanced every second, 24/7. Its system operates in real time with control tools to balance generation and consumption, while its onshore and offshore infrastructure transports electricity across long distances. As Europe’s largest HV network, it serves a public-interest mission by connecting territories, industries, and new power sources to support decarbonization and industrial renewal. Its goal is to accelerate France’s energy transition by reliably delivering electricity to all areas and sectors, enabling electrification and a carbon‑free future.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Puteaux, France
Founded
2000

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