Virtual Platform R&D Engineer

Leuven; Heverlee; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Imec Leuven is seeking a Virtual Platform R&D Engineer to develop and maintain our baseline platform across functional models, RTL prototyping, and simulation environments.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to map workloads onto QEMU, gem5, RTL and FPGA, and contribute to validation across ISA to FPGA, while mentoring students when needed.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD with hands-on compute architecture systems.
• Passion for computer architecture and system-level design with memory and SoC knowledge.
• Strong background in embedded systems, GCC/LLVM toolchains and Zephyr RTOS.
• Proficient in C/C++, bash and Python scripting.
• Hands-on engineer who brings systems to life.
• Experience in RISC-V based system architecture.
• Flexible and open-minded to changing priorities in a team.
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain virtual platforms across simulated and hardware-prototyping environments.
• Support workload mapping and enable functional models bring-up on QEMU, gem5, RTL, FPGA.
• Contribute to performance and functional validation from ISA to RTL to FPGA.
• Build system models representing novel compute architectures with balance of accuracy and speed.
• Evaluate new architectural features and translate concepts into executable platforms.
• Contribute to project definitions, timelines, milestones and deliverables with senior members.
• Supervise or mentor students when necessary.

Connaissances

Compute architecture

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python scripting

Team player

English communication

RISC-V

Formation

Master's or PhD in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering/ Science

Outils

GCC/LLVM

RTOS Zephyr

Low-level debugging

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Joinimec’s center of excellence for hardware‑software‑technology co‑design to architect and design the future of technology‑aware computing systems.

Compute System Architecture (CSA) is a center of excellence at imec for hardware‑software‑technology co‑design for future compute systems. We work in close collaboration with other expertise centers in imec specializing in applications, technology, circuits and design to innovate and pathfind next‑generation compute system architectures across multiple domains – AI, HPC, Automotive, Space, and more. CSA has presence in 6 centers of IMEC, in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, UK, USA and Qatar. This position is primarily for Leuven, Belgium.

We are looking for a Virtual Platform R&D Engineer to develop, enable, and maintain our baseline platform across functional models, RTL prototyping, and simulation environments. This role sits at the intersection of compute architecture, system software, and system modeling.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain virtual platforms across both simulated, and hardware‑prototyping environments.
• Support workload mapping and enable functional models bring‑up on various execution platforms such as: QEMU, gem5, RTL, FPGA.
• Contribute to performance and functional validation across abstraction levels (ISA ? RTL ? FPGA).
• Build system models that represent novel compute architectures, while balancing accuracy, execution speed, and ease of use.
• Evaluate new architectural features, translating architectural concepts into executable platforms.
• Contribute to project definitions and the technical scope of work (timeline, work packages, milestones, deliverables) in cooperation with senior members, if needed.
• Supervise or assist in mentoring students when necessary.

Profiel

Who you are

• You hold a Master’s or PhD in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering/Science or other relevant domains with hands‑on compute architecture systems.
• You are passionate about computer architecture and system‑level design, with a solid understanding of modern compute and memory systems, and SoC components.
• You have a strong background in embedded systems, including toolchains (GCC/LLVM), RTOS (e.g., Zephyr), and low‑level debugging.
• You are proficient in C/C , in bash and Python scripting.
• You are a hands‑on engineer who enjoys bringing systems to life.
• You have experience in RISC‑V‑based system architecture.
• You are open‑minded, and flexible in accommodating changing priorities to support business needs.
• You are a team player, as you will be part of a dynamic and distributed team.
• You are fluent in English and you have strong communication skills, enabling effective collaboration across a multicultural team.