Postdoctoral Researcher - Performance Modeling

Performance Modeling Researcher - imec USA/University of Michigan Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship 
 

What you will do: 
 
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher that will build and work with system-level virtual platforms that enable answering early system architecture questions to path find/de-risk future automotive systems with a particular emphasis on chiplet-based architectures.  

This role combines research, software engineering, and hardware modeling, and you will work with colleagues and other stakeholders (at imec teams in USA and Belgium and University of Michigan) with a strong background in one or more of these areas. The role involves working with in-house virtual platform modeling tools, or industry-standard tools (see below for more context), interpolating between them where necessary, and developing required / missing component models.  

Your work will take place in the University of Michigan facilities as well as in imec research labs, collaborating with an international, multidisciplinary team. Regular participation and contributions to projects and team meetings is expected. 


Who you are:


Proven research/industry experience in computer architecture and microarchitecture 

Strong RTL design experience (Verilog/System Verilog/VHDL/etc.) 

Experience working with system-level virtual platform modelling (e.g., SoC architecture) (such as the following or their equivalents: Gem5, QEMU, ARM Fast Models, virtual platform tools from Synopsys, Cadence, etc.   

Experience with SystemC/TLM (SystemC and C++ for modelling hardware/software co-design)  

Experience in combining transaction-level and register-transfer level simulations or working with tools that do that (e.g., for performance analysis or functional verification)   

Knowledge of standard hardware interfaces and characteristics (e.g., AXI, other NoC fabrics, etc.)   

Experience in debugging and analysis (power, performance and other figures of merit) at a system level 
Knowledge & experience with good software/hardware engineering practices (e.g., quality, version control, CI/unit-tests, etc.) 

Effective communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills to bridge research groups and project partners in an interdisciplinary team. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fostering seamless interaction with local and remote colleagues and partners. 

You have the capability and mindset to flexibly adapt your research to new application challenges and are eager to learn about new topics.
 You have a strong vision to propose novel solutions to such challenges and the technical skills to develop and implement them. 

Adaptable to an international collaboration and willingness for short and long stays at imec headquarters in Belgium. 

About Imec: 

Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. We leverage our world-class infrastructure and global ecosystem of partners across diverse industries to enable groundbreaking innovation in application domains, including healthcare, smart cities, mobility, logistics, manufacturing, and energy.  

This opportunity is based at our U.S. R&D design center in Florida, which focuses on the R&D of novel applications and innovative solutions with superconducting electronics. 

At imec, we believe that talent grows technology, and technology grows talent. Our informal and progressive working environment offers a range of possibilities for taking initiative and growing in responsibility.  

This is imec, find your place in it. 




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