Research Associate/Engineer II (FPGA Design and Development)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Singapore is seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow or Senior Researcher to develop innovative solutions in chiplet-based integrated circuits focusing on security. Responsibilities include collaborating with experts, integrating hardware and software, and contributing to research strategies. Candidates should have an MSc in a relevant field, proven FPGA development experience, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with HW/SW Co-Design and hardware prototyping.
• Proficiency in hardware description languages (HDLs) like Verilog or VHDL.
• Familiarity with modular FPGA hardware implementations and testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with security experts and interdisciplinary teams for innovations.
• Integrate and evaluate architectural improvements and security mechanisms.
• Contribute to long-term research strategies and white papers.

Skills

HW/SW Co-Design

FPGA development

Digital design principles

Embedded systems

Low-level programming (C, Rust, RISC-V)

Analytical and problem-solving

Collaborative and communication skills

Education

MSc in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Cadence Virtuoso

Synopsys

Job description

The Continental-NTU Corp Lab is a strategic research collaboration between NTU and Continental, focusing on developing technically advanced solutions in the areas such as sustainable materials engineering, artificial intelligence, advanced communications and cybersecurity capabilities for future urban mobility applications. We aim to develop innovative solutions that can be commercialized into products and services for Continental through close collaboration with its business units.

In this job opening, we are seeking a highly motivated and visionary researcher to join our team focused on heterogeneous integration and security of chiplet-based IC systems. This role involves research and development in chiplet-based architectures, aiming to demonstrate secure intelligent computing platforms outperforms traditional compute platforms. We invite applicants to join us as a Research Fellow or Senior Researcher (full-time). You will be part of the Continental-NTU Corporate Lab research team.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with security experts, cryptographic engineers, and cross‑functional and interdisciplinary / inter‑organizational teams to develop, integrate and evaluate innovations
• Integrate, prototype and evaluate new architectural improvements, in particular new security mechanisms and cryptographic IP implementations on hardware FPGA platforms
• Integrating security Engine/TEE and post‑quantum hardware building blocks and security components
• Responsible for integrating into RoT/Caliptra hardware and software blocks as prototype
• Contribute to long‑term research strategy, white papers, and vision documents.

Job Requirements

• MSc in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience with HW/SW Co‑Design, FPGA development and hardware prototyping
• Proficiency in hardware description languages (HDLs) such as Verilog or VHDL
• Strong understanding of digital design principles and embedded systems
• Proficiency in low‑level programming languages such as C, Rust and RISC‑V
• Knowledge and/or experience in using some of tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, etc.
• Familiarity with modular FPGA hardware implementations, tools and testing methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Demonstrated ability to work across interdisciplinary and diverse teams, ideally with experience in project planning and management
• Excellent collaborative and communication skills in English for research purposes
• Good communication and presentation skills, fluency in multiple languages is a plus

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.