Research Associate (IC Design and EDA)

Nanyang Technological University

Job Location:

Singapore - Singapore

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research. With over 3000 undergraduates students and 2000 graduate students it is one of the largest EEE schools in the world and ranks 4th in the field of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subjects.

Today the School has become one of the worlds largest engineering schools that nurtures competent engineers and researchers. Each year the School graduates over a thousand students who are ready to take on great ambitions and challenges.

For more details please view: are looking for a Research Associate to focus on open-source processor and accelerator architectures. The role focuses on advancing research in integrated circuit (IC) design and electronic design automation (EDA) with particular emphasis on RISC-V based processors AI accelerators and open-source hardware toolchains. The successful candidate will pursue original doctoral research under faculty supervision contributing to the advancement of energy-efficient and scalable computing architectures while developing strong research design and publication capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct doctoral research on open-source processor architectures and hardware accelerators including RISC-Vbased systems.
Design implement and evaluate digital ICs using Verilog/SystemVerilog and related hardware description languages.
Develop and optimize EDA workflows for processor and accelerator design verification and physical implementation using open-source tools.
Explore architecture-algorithm co-design for machine learning and AI acceleration.
Perform performance power and area (PPA) analysis of processor and accelerator designs.
Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals and contribute to open-source hardware and EDA communities.
Contribute to open-source hardware and EDA tool communities.
Participate in research group activities seminars and collaborations.

Job Requirements:

A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
Strong interest in processor architecture digital IC design or hardware acceleration for AI.
Knowledge of computer architecture digital systems machine learning algorithms and their hardware implementation considerations.
Experience with ASIC design methodologies and open-source IC design and EDA tools.
Prior experience in digital hardware design using Verilog/SystemVerilog or equivalent HDLs.
Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research and publish in reputable venues.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Self-motivated curious and willing to learn new concepts and tools.
Good written and oral communication skills.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

Required Experience:

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct doctoral research on open-source processor architectures and hardware accelerators including RISC-Vbased systems.
Design implement and evaluate digital ICs using Verilog/SystemVerilog and related hardware description languages.
Develop and optimize EDA workflows for processor and accelerator design verification and physical implementation using open-source tools.
Explore architecture-algorithm co-design for machine learning and AI acceleration.
Perform performance power and area (PPA) analysis of processor and accelerator designs.
Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals and contribute to open-source hardware and EDA communities.
Contribute to open-source hardware and EDA tool communities.
Participate in research group activities seminars and collaborations.

Job Requirements:

A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
Strong interest in processor architecture digital IC design or hardware acceleration for AI.
Knowledge of computer architecture digital systems machine learning algorithms and their hardware implementation considerations.
Experience with ASIC design methodologies and open-source IC design and EDA tools.
Prior experience in digital hardware design using Verilog/SystemVerilog or equivalent HDLs.
Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research and publish in reputable venues.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Self-motivated curious and willing to learn new concepts and tools.
Good written and oral communication skills.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience
ELISA
Immunoassays
Mammalian Cell Culture
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Research Experience
Cell Culture
Molecular Biology
Microscopy
Research Laboratory Experience
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Nanyang Technological University is one of the top universities in Singapore offering undergraduate and postgraduate education in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education and medicine.

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