Team Lead System-Technology Co-Optimization

Support and empower a diverse team of about 10 researchers working at the interface of system architecture and semiconductor technology

What you will do

The semiconductor roadmap is undergoing significant changes as scaling walls are reached: systems get limited in performance, power/thermal management, memory. These limits push the industry toward new approaches in design and innovation. System-technology co-optimization (STCO) explores how the right combinations of technology and architecture choices can unlock these major system scaling bottlenecks. By aligning technology innovation elements (ie advanced back-side power delivery, 3D IC stacking, novel memory technologies) with applications specific needs (in mobile, AI, high-performance computing, AR/VR) STCO enables to continue the roadmap.

STCO research requires the integration of many disciplines, each dealing with widely different scales and at different levels of abstraction. A challenge is thus to build a proper set of abstraction layers from one domain to another across the system stack without losing critical information along the way. Achieving this successfully requires expertise across each domain, but most of all close collaboration and interaction among researchers from these different disciplines.etc

In this Team leader position, you will support and empower a diverse team of about 10 researchers working at the interface of system architecture and semiconductor technology. Skills span from technology aware microarchitecture, advanced physical design, data movement in 3D and 2.5D packages, multi-scale thermal and power modelling, design space exploration tooling, to novel memory systems. In this context, you will foster team cohesion and collaboration, encourage innovative problem-solving, strengthen the team internal and external network, develop and seek the right technical guidance and consolidation of methodologies. You will support individual growth and create an inclusive, enjoyable, collaborative and high-performing team environment. You will collaborate closely with the research program directors and program managers, empowering the team to realize research goals and make sure project timelines can be met effectively. 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. 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 are a skilled team/people manager with passion for technology and systems. You can translate technical challenges into workplans. You prioritize diversity, value team cohesion, and are passionate about mentoring individuals to achieve their full potential. Your ability to inspire and guide a team through complex, multi-disciplinary challenges makes you the ideal fit for this role. You have a strong technical background in one of the fields involved and love to learn and expand your knowledge. 

• You have a PhD degree in computer or electrical engineering or equivalent experience, followed by minimum 4 years of professional experience
• You have experience and enjoy leading teams/groups/individuals and mentoring juniors
• You are a good scheduler/planner and communicator
• You have technical fluency in the world of digital design and/or SoC architecture  
• You have knowledge of CPU architecture / microarchitecture, workload characterization and system performance
• You have the ambition to drive future technology, proposing sustainable innovative ideas, and are willing to work to their circuit and system-level validation.
• You thrive in an open collaborative working culture 
• You work in a structured, transparent, and accurate way.
• Your networking skills, creativity, persistence, and passion for what you do are highly valued. 

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.