Your responsibilities

We are pleased to offer an Experienced Project Graduates (QUEST) position to join the IC Technology R&D at CERN. Our team is focused on developing a Radiation Tolerant System-on-Chip (SoC) design platform, based on industry-standard interconnect architectures and Open-Source RISC-V processors. We are seeking a skilled developer to join our team and work on the design of a radiation-tolerant RISC-V-based SoC and the development of related automation tools.

You will be responsible for:

• Research and development of radiation-tolerant RISC-V-based SoC architectures.
• Implementation and maintenance of automation tools for hardware and embedded software generation.
• Study the processor and SoC architectures to optimize and identify areas that require radiation tolerance by design.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in SoC architectures and incorporate them into design flows.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Knowledge of microprocessor architectures and instruction sets (e.g. ISAs RISC-V).
• Proficiency with programming languages such as C++.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Python. Knowledge of TCL can be an advantage.
• Knowledge of SoC design approaches and SoC architectures.
• Proficiency in hardware description languages such as System Verilog would be a strong advantage.
• Experience with System-C modelling and interest in near-cycle accurate simulations could be an advantage.
• Interest in compiler technology and optimisation techniques could be an advantage.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills to identify and overcome complex design challenges.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and trends in the field
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and being motivated to achieve project goals.
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electronics Eng. or Computer Science (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a fellow or graduate contract before.

Job closing date: 22.08.2023 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.

Job reference: EP-ESE-ME-2023-41-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-January-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

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