Research Engineer (Gen-AI)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore is seeking a Research Engineer (Gen-AI) for the OUTSMART Corp Lab within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The appointment is a 1-year contract with possibility of extension and will commence immediately on Kent Ridge Campus.

Responsibilities include circuit exploration for near-PCM and in-memory SRAM computing macros, experimental validation of macros and dataflow adaptation, and testing across single and multi-chiplet configurations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Knowledge of circuit architectures and transistor-level design
• Experience with silicon chip design and EDA tools
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Open to fixed-term contract

Responsibilities

• Explore near-PCM and in-memory SRAM computing macros
• Experimentally validate computing and memory macros and dataflow adaptation
• Validate test structures with dataflow adaptation in single chip and high memory-logic interspersion
• Validate chiplet interfaces and synchronization across chiplets
• Experimentally validate final testchip in single- and multi-chiplet arrangements
• Validate final testchip in single-chiplet arrangement

Skills

Circuit architectures

Transistor-level design

Silicon chip design

EDA tools

Independent work

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Job Title: Research Engineer (Gen-AI)

University-Level Unit: College of Design and Engineering

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 23/04/2026

Job Description

We are looking for a Research Engineer for the OUTSMART Corp Lab led by Professor Massimo Alioto, at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The Selected Candidate Is Expected To

• circuit exploration of near-PCM and in-memory SRAM computing macros, and related models
• experimental validation of computing and memory macros and their support of similarity/confidence-based computation skipping, and dataflow adaptation
• experimental validation of test structures with dataflow adaptation in single chip, high memory-logic interspersion
• experimental validation of chiplet interfaces and synchronization, test structures with final memory-logic aggregation, and dataflow adaptation across chiplets
• experimental validation of final testchip in single- and many-chiplet arrangement
• experimental validation of final testchip in single-chiplet arrangement

The appointment can commence immediately with a 1-year contract, with prospect of extension. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimally a Bachelor’s degree in either Electrical Engineering or strictly related (e.g., Computer, Electronics, Communication, or Information Engineering).
• Knowledge on circuit architectures, transistor-level design.
• Knowledge on silicon chip design, EDA tools.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• open to fixed term contract.

Req ID: 32619