We are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual (f/m/div) interested in a PhD position in the field of design, verification and test of ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) for application in complex sensor systems. In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop agentic AI software solutions to significantly accelerate the development cycles of various design domains (digital design and verification, mixed-signal verification and testing)
Your responsibilities and duties will include, among others:
- Research study on state-of-the-art AI platforms and tools based on available commercial, open-source, in-house and academic field solutions
- Deep dive into our ASIC development process
- Analysis and integration of multi-modal source solutions coping with XML register maps, VHDL code files and Python based test descriptions and others converting into machine readable formats (e.g. Markdown)
- Process high-impact use cases throughout the entire ASIC development lifecycle across various development domains, including digital design & verification, ASIC testing, and analog/mixed-signal verification. Examples include automated VHDL code generation, automated test item generation for wafer testing, coverage-driven regression testing and optimization, AMS testbench generation, as well as closed-loop evaluation and optimization of test cases
- Architectural choice, implementation and critical assessment of scalable and portable AI concepts (e.g. human in the loop vs. fully automated AI agents) best suited for the explored use cases
- Holistic integration of the developed solutions into our ASIC development flow and respective data management via state-of-the-art versioning tools (e.g. GIT)
- Collaborating and actively exchanging ideas with ASIC development experts as well as internal and external research partners and expert networks
- Contributing to innovative projects within international and interdisciplinary teams for the global market leader in sensing solutions
- Writing scientific publications, publishing and presenting the research results at international conferences and in journal papers