Alex Bradbury
2014-08-07 22:02:49 UTC
I hope you don't mind me sharing this job posting with the list - I
appreciate nobody wants a mailing list filled with random job spam,
but given there are so very few jobs in the area of open source chip
design I thought the OpenRISC community may find this interesting.
As you may have seen, a group of us have started up the lowRISC
project (http://www.lowrisc.org/) to produce an open source SoC,
manufactured in volume. We have two open positions being advertised
right now: <http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/4665/>. Enquiries should be
sent to Robert Mullins (***@cl.cam.ac.uk), who is the
project lead. Please do pass it on to any colleagues you think may be
interested. Closing date for applications is the 9th September 2014.
Thank you,
Alex
Text of the posting below:
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are initially available for 1
year. It is expected that the project will run for at least 4 years
and opportunities to extend the post are expected subject to the
availability of funding.
Two research associate positions are available in the Computer
Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. The successful candidates
will join the LowRISC project whose goal is to explore new
architectures for robust, secure and low-complexity system-on-a-chip
(SoC) designs. The project includes plans for the volume fabrication
of silicon chips and the distribution of low-cost development boards.
The project will contribute to the LowRISC open-source project
(lowrisc.org).
The duties and responsibilities of the post will be focused on the
design and implementation of a novel SoC design. In particular, work
will include: microprocessor design, the creation of novel
programmable accelerators, the design of off-chip interfaces and the
creation of FPGA prototypes and testing infrastructure. Novel hardware
security mechanisms and instruction-set extensions for security are
also an important element of the project that the successful
candidates will be expected to pursue. They will work towards the
tape-out of a prototype test-chip scheduled for 2015. This will
involve the use of ASIC design tools.
Ideal candidates will have industrial experience of SoC design or will
hold, or shortly complete, a PhD in Computer Science or Engineering
and have a strong publication record. The candidate should have a good
understanding of computer architecture and also have practical
experience in one or more of the following: ASIC implementation and
simulation tools, low-power design, hardware description languages
(e.g. SystemVerilog), FPGAs and processor design. Knowledge of
computer security and system-on-a-chip architectures is also
desirable. Specialists in the area of memory interface design are also
sought.
The post is intended to start on the 1st October, although some
flexibility is possible.
appreciate nobody wants a mailing list filled with random job spam,
but given there are so very few jobs in the area of open source chip
design I thought the OpenRISC community may find this interesting.
As you may have seen, a group of us have started up the lowRISC
project (http://www.lowrisc.org/) to produce an open source SoC,
manufactured in volume. We have two open positions being advertised
right now: <http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/4665/>. Enquiries should be
sent to Robert Mullins (***@cl.cam.ac.uk), who is the
project lead. Please do pass it on to any colleagues you think may be
interested. Closing date for applications is the 9th September 2014.
Thank you,
Alex
Text of the posting below:
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are initially available for 1
year. It is expected that the project will run for at least 4 years
and opportunities to extend the post are expected subject to the
availability of funding.
Two research associate positions are available in the Computer
Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. The successful candidates
will join the LowRISC project whose goal is to explore new
architectures for robust, secure and low-complexity system-on-a-chip
(SoC) designs. The project includes plans for the volume fabrication
of silicon chips and the distribution of low-cost development boards.
The project will contribute to the LowRISC open-source project
(lowrisc.org).
The duties and responsibilities of the post will be focused on the
design and implementation of a novel SoC design. In particular, work
will include: microprocessor design, the creation of novel
programmable accelerators, the design of off-chip interfaces and the
creation of FPGA prototypes and testing infrastructure. Novel hardware
security mechanisms and instruction-set extensions for security are
also an important element of the project that the successful
candidates will be expected to pursue. They will work towards the
tape-out of a prototype test-chip scheduled for 2015. This will
involve the use of ASIC design tools.
Ideal candidates will have industrial experience of SoC design or will
hold, or shortly complete, a PhD in Computer Science or Engineering
and have a strong publication record. The candidate should have a good
understanding of computer architecture and also have practical
experience in one or more of the following: ASIC implementation and
simulation tools, low-power design, hardware description languages
(e.g. SystemVerilog), FPGAs and processor design. Knowledge of
computer security and system-on-a-chip architectures is also
desirable. Specialists in the area of memory interface design are also
sought.
The post is intended to start on the 1st October, although some
flexibility is possible.