Position: Project Engineer /Scientist

No. of positions: 1 (One) 

Applications are invited for the post of “Project Engineer/Scientist” in the Project numbered MCIT /CS /2016257 in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur.

Minimum qualification: 

• For Project Engineer: M.Tech in Computer Science or allied disciplines or B.Tech in Computer Science or related disciplines plus 3 years of industrial/research experience.
• For Project Scientist: M.Sc in Computer Science or allied disciplines plus 3 years of experience.

Desired qualification: 

• At least 60% marks in academics
• Experience in VLSI design, and FPGA based design
• Experience in hardware-software co-design by building co-processors for compute intensive tasks
• Hardware Design from RTL to FPGA and ASIC experience
• Experience and/or knowledge of Hardware Verification
• Basic Understanding of cryptography
• Real Experience in Developing hardware prototypes on FPGAs

Consolidated Salary range: INR 22000-2200-44000.

Work:  The candidate’s tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Develop cryptographic co-processors from specification to FPGA and ASIC implementation
• Use Electronic Design Automation tools to create a design environment for the above
• Testing of the final hardware co-processor to provide confidence in the product
• Work with industrial partner to take the prototype to production
• Prepare presentations and reports.
• Presentation of work at meetings and conferences

Duration: Appointment will be made initially for one year or till the end of project and may be extended up to five years or till the end of the project whichever is earlier, subject to satisfactory performance. Performance reviews will be held weekly. The appointment can be terminated at any time if found unsatisfactory.

Applications Process: Interested candidates may apply by submitting a detailed resume with all experiences and project details, a cover letter summarizing the experience in relevant technologies and software, and scanned copies of all relevant certificates. All files must be submitted as a single file (‘.zip’ or ‘.tar’ or ‘.rar’) by e-mail to : sandeeps@cse.iitk.ac.in. The subject line must state "Project Engineer/Scientist Application for UAY Co-processor".

Last date of receipt of application:  16 November, 2016, before or at 5 pm.

Tentative date of interview:  January 02, 2017.

Contact Person: Prof. Sandeep K. Shukla, Computer Science & Engineering Department, IIT Kanpur