Job offer

European Commission; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une opportunité passionnante pour un chercheur en électronique/microélectronique au sein d'une unité de recherche dynamique à Montpellier. Vous développerez un microcontrôleur pour des environnements difficiles, avec des tâches variées allant de la conception à la validation en conditions extrêmes. Ce projet offre un cadre stimulant pour les candidats souhaitant faire avancer leurs compétences techniques dans un environnement de recherche d'élite.

Qualifications

• Connaissances solides en circuits numériques programmables, particulièrement FPGAs.
• Familiarité avec les architectures de processeurs et microcontrôleurs basés sur RISC.
• Compréhension approfondie des effets des radiations et des méthodes de test appropriées.

Responsabilités

• Développer un microcontrôleur RISCV pour des environnements sévères.
• Concevoir de nouveaux modules pour améliorer les capacités du microcontrôleur.
• Effectuer des tests d'irraditation et des simulations fonctionnelles sur FPGA.

Connaissances

VHDL

FPGA

Microcontrôleurs RISC

Circuits numériques programmables

Tests en environnement sévère

Formation

PhD en électronique/microélectronique

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Institut d'Electronique et des Systèmes Research Field Engineering Physics Technology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country France Application Deadline 9 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 29 Aug 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The primary objective of this project is to develop a RISCV microcontroller for harsh environments
The position requires solid knowledge of programmable digital circuits, particularly FPGAs, as well as the ability to handle them in an experimental setting. The candidate must be familiar with processor and microcontroller architectures, especially those based on RISC. A thorough understanding of the effects of radiation—both cumulative and single event—is also essential for the successful completion of the tasks. These skills are key to developing reliable and robust solutions. The candidate will need to implement appropriate testing methods for harsh environments. A rigorous and hands-on approach is expected throughout the project.

Design new modules for the HARV microcontroller (RISC-V based), aimed at improving its performance, communication capabilities, and data storage features. These modules will be developed in VHDL and verified through functional simulations. Fault injection campaigns will be carried out to assess their resilience to soft errors. The candidate will then prototype the designs on FPGA-based platforms, using both Flash- and SRAM-based technologies. Finally, irradiation test campaigns will be conducted in particle accelerators and other specialized facilities. All these steps will contribute to qualifying the microcontroller for operation in harsh environments.

The Institute of Electronics and Systems (IES) is a Joint Research Unit between the CNRS and the University of Montpellier (IES, UMR n°5214 CNRS-UM). The unit is divided into ten research teams of varying size covering the thematic axes of photonics and waves, materials, energy, reliability of systems in constrained environments and sensors and instrumentation.

The candidate for this position will hold a PhD in Electronics/Microelectronics or similar
English language proficiency is required.