Join imec’s center of excellence for hardware-software-technology co-design to architect and design the future of technology-aware compute systems.

Compute System Architecture (CSA) is a center of excellence at imec for hardware-software-technology co-design for future compute systems. We work in close collaboration with other expertise centers in imec specializing in applications, technology, circuits and design to innovate and pathfind next-generation compute system architectures across multiple domains – AI, HPC, Automotive, Space, and more. CSA has presence in 6 centers of IMEC, in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, UK, USA and Qatar. This position is primarily for Leuven, Belgium.

We are looking for a Virtual Platform R&D Engineer to develop, enable, and maintain our baseline platform across functional models, RTL prototyping, and simulation environments. This role sits at the intersection of compute architecture, system software, and system modeling.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain virtual platforms across both simulated, and hardware-prototyping environments.
• Support workload mapping and enable functional models bring-up on various execution platforms such as: QEMU, gem5, RTL, FGPA.
• Contribute to performance and functional validation across abstraction levels (ISA → RTL → FPGA).
• Build system models that represent novel compute architectures, while balancing accuracy, execution speed, and ease of use.
• Evaluate new architectural features, translating architectural concepts into executable platforms.
• Contribute to project definitions and the technical scope of work (timeline, work packages, milestones, deliverables) in cooperation with senior members, if needed. 
• Supervise or assist in mentoring students when necessary.