PhD in Open-Source EDA Tools & Hardware Design

DTU; Denmark; Remote; DKK 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Compute – Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for a PhD scholarship focused on open-source EDA tools. The project aims to generate hardware and build a functional verification framework, promoting open, interoperable and sovereign EDA solutions.

You will research EDA tooling, design hardware generators, and develop verification methods in Scala/Java, with the possibility to co-supervise students and contribute to teaching.

Qualifications

• Two-year master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Hardware design using a hardware description language (Chisel, VHDL, Verilog).
• Knowledge of the chip design and verification process.
• Basic programming skills in Java/Scala.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on EDA tooling.
• Design hardware generators.
• Develop a verification method, e.g., functional verification in Scala/Java.
• Integrate the development into the Chips JU project ODE4EV-PIV.
• Co-supervise students.
• Optionally contribute to teaching.

Skills

Chisel

VDHL

Verilog

Java/Scala

Chip design process

Education

Two-year master's degree in CS/CE/EE

Job description

DTU Compute – Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for a PhD scholarship focused on open-source EDA tools. The project aims to generate hardware and build a functional verification framework, promoting open, interoperable and sovereign EDA solutions.

You will research EDA tooling, design hardware generators, and develop verification methods in Scala/Java, with the possibility to co-supervise students and contribute to teaching.