Research Engineer (Gen-AI)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks a Research Engineer for the OUTSMART Corp Lab in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The role focuses on circuit-level exploration and experimental validation of memory and computing macros for Gen-AI applications.

The appointed candidate will work under Professor Massimo Alioto on chip-level validation, chiplet interfaces, and dataflow adaptation across architecture scales. 1-year contract with extension potential is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Circuit architectures

Transistor-level design

Silicon chip design

EDA tools

Independent & team work

Communication skills

Fixed-term contract

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

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: 10/11/2026

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: 32622