Senior Research Fellow – IC Design & EDA

About the role

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University seeks a Senior Research Fellow to lead cutting‑edge research in open‑source processor and accelerator architectures. The role focuses on integrated circuit (IC) design and electronic design automation (EDA), emphasizing RISC‑V processors, AI accelerators, and open‑source hardware toolchains.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct independent and collaborative research on open‑source processor architectures and hardware accelerators, especially RISC‑V based designs.
• Define research directions and contribute to strategic planning of IC design and EDA initiatives.
• Design, implement, and evaluate digital ICs using Verilog/SystemVerilog and related hardware description languages.
• Develop and optimise 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 designs.
• Publish findings in top‑tier conferences and journals and contribute to open‑source communities.
• Supervise and mentor PhD students and junior research fellows.
• Collaborate with academic, industry, and international partners and support grant proposals.

Required profile

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of research experience in IC design, processor architecture or related fields.
• Strong expertise in RISC‑V architecture, processor micro‑architecture and AI accelerators.
• Experience with ASIC design methodologies and open‑source EDA tools.

Required skills

• Verilog
• SystemVerilog
• RISC‑V
• AI accelerator design
• ASIC design methodologies
• Open‑source EDA tools
• Digital hardware design
• PPA (performance, power, area) analysis