Memory/Storage Subsystem R&D Engineer 

What you will do

Compute System Architecture (CSA) is a center of excellence at imec for hardware-software-technology co-design for future compute systems. CSA has presence in 4 centers of IMEC, in Belgium, UK, Germany and USA. This position is offered at Leuven, Belgium. 

As a Memory/Storage Subsystem R&D Engineer in CSA, you will lead efforts in developing and customizing memory and/or storage subsystem models (functional and/or performance) for complex SoCs/systems for various application domains, ensuring alignment with industry-standard and future-looking hardware designs. You will participate in platform integration, validation, and performance analysis efforts for memory and/or storage subsystems in a full system, collaborate with senior researchers in the team to validate ideas and innovations in the domain of memory and/or storage subsystems with appropriate modelling and analysis. 

This role combines research, engineering, hardware modelling, performance analysis, and you will work with colleagues and other stakeholders with a strong background in one or more of these areas. The role involves working with open-source and/or in-house performance and power modelling tools, with a strong insight into the intended hardware design, so that you can ensure that the development of models meet the needs of current and future hardware. You will get a chance to work closely with the memory groups in IMEC towards innovative research, development and analysis of evolutionary and exploratory memory technologies. 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at our headquarters in Leuven, BE. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through Imec Academy, ‘our corporate university’, we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• You have a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Computer Engineering or a related field. 
• You have a strong background in memory and/or storage subsystem architecture or design, with relevant academic/industry experience. 
• You are a strong SW programmer/developer in C++ and Python, with effective debugging/analysis/scripting capabilities. 
• You have effective communication skills in English allowing you to perform well in our multicultural team. 
• You are open-minded, you seek and embrace differences, and you encourage curiosity and accept challenges. 
• You have a constructive attitude, able to convince others and always prepared to listen and learn from others in our team. 
• (optional) You have 2+ years of industry experience in architecture and/or design, preferably in the domain of memory and/or storage subsystems. 
• (optional) You have working familiarity with memory and/or storage subsystem simulators like Ramulator, DRAMsys, MQSim, or similar. 
• (optional) You have a hands-on experience in design and RTL-level development or emulation related to memory and/or storage subsystems. 

IMEC and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. IMEC will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (hereafter “Agency”) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge. IMEC will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a prior written agreement with IMEC, validated by its HR department, in place regarding a specific job opening and allowing to submit resumes.