Infineon Apprentice Junior Researcher – System Modeling (Bangalore)

As a Junior Researcher in System Modeling, you will assist in developing and using executable system-level models and virtual prototypes using either the MathWorks toolchain (MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape) or SystemC/TLM. The role involves supporting the evaluation of PPA and related KPIs to guide architecture exploration and design choices. This position is hands-on and learning focused, with mentorship and collaboration across multiple engineering teams.

Your Role

• Assist in building and extending system-level models using MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, Stateflow, or SystemC/TLM-2.0 for hardware and software co-simulation.
• Run experiments to measure PPA metrics such as latency, throughput, utilization, energy per operation, average and peak power, memory footprint, and simple area indicators.
• Implement and calibrate entry-level power models, including activity or state-based models, DVFS scaling, and clock or power gating effects based on specifications, RTL activity, or measurement data.
• Contribute device or IP models, bus or interconnect behavior, and software workload integration within a virtual platform environment.
• Develop or integrate basic plant or physical models such as power stages or sensor and actuator models to support system-level validation where required.
• Automate simulations, parameter sweeps, and regression runs while generating plots, dashboards, and summary reports using MATLAB or Python.
• Conduct basic sensitivity analysis and design-space exploration, highlighting trade-offs and recommending next steps based on collected data.
• Support correlation of modeling results with RTL simulations, emulation platforms, or silicon measurements, while documenting assumptions and confidence levels.
• Maintain clear documentation of modeling approaches, interfaces, KPIs, and results while following coding standards, review processes, and version control using Git.
• Participate in literature reviews, internal seminars, and knowledge-sharing activities, and contribute to invention disclosures or publications when applicable.
• Collaborate with senior researchers, system architects, firmware engineers, and verification teams to reproduce issues and refine model fidelity and runtime.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong fundamentals in digital logic, computer architecture, and embedded systems. Exposure to control systems or signal processing is beneficial.
• Familiarity with at least one modeling approach:
• MathWorks stack: MATLAB and Simulink, with exposure to Simscape or Stateflow considered beneficial.
• SystemC/TLM: Basic C++ knowledge and an understanding of TLM-2.0 concepts (LT or AT) are advantageous.
• Understanding of PPA fundamentals including performance metrics, power characteristics such as dynamic versus leakage and DVFS, and area estimation concepts.
• Programming or scripting experience with MATLAB or C++, and preferably Python for automation and data analysis.
• Basic exposure to hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL and co-simulation concepts.
• Comfortable with data analysis, visualization, and writing clear technical documentation.

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