Post doctoral Researcher or Research Assistant in FPGA based Control Circuit Design and Prototyping for Reconfigurable Photonic Circuits
Contract: Full Time/Fixed Term
The Photonic Systems Group (photonics) at Tyndall National Institute is seeking a highly motivated candidate for a position as Post-Doctoral Research Scientist or a Research Assistant working on the European project PHORMIC.
PHORMIC is a European collaborative project that will develop a new class of photonic chips that can be programmed to suit a specific application. The project partners will combine silicon photonics with microscopic moving elements (MEMS) to build programmable photonic chips.
The successful candidate will work on developing control and readout electronics for the programmable photonic chips, including the design of the control circuitry for the MEMS elements and programming strategies to implement software feedback loops.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to be actively involved in the broader research programme of the Photonic Systems Group.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and implement the programming sequences in FPGA
* Specification and procurement of driver and readout electronic components for the optical MEMS-based programmable photonic chip.
* Design of the PCBs that will implement electronic control using DACs and ADCs for the programmable photonic chip
* Test the control of the optical MEMS and the programming of the photonic chip
* Support the development of the system demonstrations of the PHORMIC concept
* Report the results at project meetings and collaborate with the PHORMIC partners to refine specifications
* Author and co-author publications in leading journals and present talks at top international conferences
* Ensure compliance with the Tyndall Quality Management system and Health and Safety standards.
* Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required.
Minimum Requirements
* A PhD (or Master degree with equivalent industry experience) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a related subject
* Experience of development of digital control electronics using microcontrollers and FPGAs
* Experience of PCB schematic and layout design
* Strong motivation, academic record of excellence, and good writing and communication skills.
* Strong theoretical and experimental skills are essential.
* Experience in characterisation of photonic devices
* Experience in designing Analog to Digital Converters and Readout circuits
* Experience of developing FPGA with Verilog (or VHDL/SystemVerilog) know-how and RTL coding and modelling.
* Knowledge of FPGA design and verification tools.
* Excellent hands-on lab skills and willingness to work in a team.
This is a fulltime Researcher/Research Engineer opportunity in University College Cork, initially for 18 months, with further extension to 36 months, subject to successful project progress.
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