{"id":1991234,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hipeac-front-end-architectures-for-neuromorphic-edge-intelligence","title":"Front-End Architectures for Neuromorphic Edge Intelligence","company":{"id":1803494,"name":"HiPEAC","domain":"hipeac.net","url":"https://alion.io/company/hipeac","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":74,"open_postings":25,"ghost_share":0.52,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Madrid, Spain"],"countries":["ES"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":42000,"max_usd":122000,"period":"year","method":null,"sample_n":3689},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Multimodal AI","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":true},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":true},{"name":"SystemVerilog","optional":true},{"name":"VHDL","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2025-10-31T11:50:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-07","last_verified_at":"2026-10-19T01:00:42Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":352,"trust":{"level":"ghost","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale","company_stale"],"days_open":351},"description":"HiPEAC The Center for Industrial Electronics and Multimodal Systems (CEIMM) at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid is reinforcing its research activities in energy-efficient embedded artificial intelligence, with a focus on neuromorphic and reconfigurable computing for intelligent edge devices. Within this context, CEIMM offers a PhD position aimed at advancing mixed-signal and digital architectures that enable adaptive, low-power processing inspired by biological systems. The selected candidate will contribute to the design of hardware and firmware for sensor-integrated, event-driven intelligence, supporting real-time perception and decision-making at the edge.\nThe PhD project will explore hybrid analog-digital architectures that combine the efficiency of mixed-signal front-ends with the flexibility of reconfigurable digital back-ends. Research will involve both circuit-level and system-level co-design, targeting neuromorphic models capable of dynamic adaptation under stringent energy and latency constraints.\nKey research challenges include:\nDesign of low-noise, low-power analog/mixed-signal front-ends for multi-modal sensing.\nSignal encoding and sparse-activation strategies for event-based neuromorphic processing.\nDevelopment of reconfigurable digital architectures and firmware enabling runtime adaptation.\nHardware/software co-design for hybrid AI models with dynamic inference complexity.\nEnergy-performance optimization and experimental validation in embedded scenarios.\nThe selected candidate will be part of a highly international and enthusiastic team. These positions will be funded within the scope of different private and public-funded projects (European and Spanish). The 3-year PhD contract includes health insurance coverage and a gross salary of 25933€. Expenses for attending conferences, summer schools, and workshops will also be covered.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in Electrical /Electronics / Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or similar. Previous research activities in the fields of interest will be highly appreciated.\nPREFERRED SKILLS: Very good knowledge of digital hardware design and SystemVerilog/VHDL; High-level synthesis tools for FPGAs; C/C++ programming for embedded systems. Experience with RISC-V processors is also valuable. A high level of English is required; Spanish is optional.\nPOSITION AVAILABLE: The selection procedure will remain open until the position is covered. The starting date is flexible, but we prefer it to be ASAP.\nINFORMATION: If you are interested in this position and want to have more details about it, please contact Dr. José Miranda Calero () and Dr. Andrés Otero (), including the reference [PhD_Neuromorphic] in the subject of your mail. For the application, the following documents will be required:\nCV\nAcademic transcript of courses followed and grades obtained provided by your institution.\nBrief letter describing your motivation and previous experience.\nAbout\nUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)\nAlso known as: UPM\nThe Technical University of Madrid (UPM) is Spain's largest technical university, offering diverse programs, fostering international collaborations, and excelling in research and innovation across multiple disciplines.\nMetadata\nApplication areas: Healthcare\nTopics: Accelerators, ASIC, Bioinformatics, Deep learning, Edge computing, FPGAs, Hardware, IoT, Machine learning, Neural networks, Neuromorphic computing, RISC-V\nSummary\nThe CEIMM at UPM seeks a PhD candidate to research energy-efficient neuromorphic architectures for edge devices. 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