Secure Hardware Design Fellow / Associate (RISC-V & PQC)

TumCreate; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

World-class research environment

Scientific leadership opportunities

PhD opportunity through TU Munich

Professional development

International team collaboration

Job summary

TUMCREATE invites applications for a Research Fellow / Research Associate in Secure Hardware Design to advance post-quantum cryptography on embedded systems with a RISC-V processor. You will develop optimized ASIC designs and work within an open-source post-quantum secure system.

You will help integrate digital components for secure IC design in a collaborative international setting. This fixed term contract through March 2029 offers opportunities for leadership within QUASAR and collaboration

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field with focus on hardware security or digital design.
• PhD in hardware security, embedded security, embedded systems or circuit design.
• Candidates expecting to fulfil one of these requirements within 2 months after application are welcome to apply.
• Publications in the domain of hardware security at premier conferences and in premier journals are considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Research and design accelerators for PQC accelerators for an open-source RISC-V processor.
• Research and perform logical design using open-source tools, especially for the design of an open-source post-quantum secure RISC-V processor.
• Collaborate with experts in design automation, IC design, and security to enable leading-edge hardware security solutions and IC design.
• Write scientific manuscripts, contribute to project reports, and present findings at international conferences and stakeholder meetings.
• Proven expertise in hardware security and/or digital design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate complex analytical results to multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, international research environment.

Skills

Hardware security

Digital design

RISC-V

Open-source collaboration

Written English

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering

PhD in hardware security / related field

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

ASIC design tools

Open-source tools

Job description

TUMCREATE invites applications for a Research Fellow / Research Associate in Secure Hardware Design to advance post-quantum cryptography on embedded systems with a RISC-V processor. You will develop optimized ASIC designs and work within an open-source post-quantum secure system.

You will help integrate digital components for secure IC design in a collaborative international setting. This fixed term contract through March 2029 offers opportunities for leadership within QUASAR and collaboration