IIT Madras Recruitment 2026 - Project Associate II Posts

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) or Electrical Engineering with a minimum CGPA of 7.0
• Minimum 2 years of industry and hands-on experience in embedded firmware development or C programming
• Preferred experience with prototype development cycles
• Prior knowledge in ARM Cortex MCUs or FPGA, Embedded C, Python, MATLAB and Verilog / VHDL
• Preferred prior experience working in an R&D laboratory environment

• Test and develop embedded firmware for optical prototypes including Optical Power Meters, Electronic Variable Optical Attenuators (EVOA), Polarization Aligners and Dither-Free Bias Controllers
• Manage prototype development lifecycles from design and component selection to board bring-up, calibration and technology transfer
• Use oscilloscopes, electrical spectrum analyzers and logic analyzers for testing and validation
• Develop automated test benches for calibration, testing and performance validation of electronics and optical prototypes
• Perform board bring-up, hardware debugging and functional validation using JTAG, logic analysis and signal tracing
• Develop and test real-time feedback stabilization algorithms on embedded hardware for actively mode-locked fiber lasers
• Design, simulate and test Verilog RTL firmware for high-speed FPGA prototypes to control optical pulse pickers and recirculating loop systems

With reference to SR/S9/Z-05/2019, the higher pay slab of Rs. 35,000 + 30% HRA applies to scholars selected through the national eligibility tests CSIR-UGC NET including Lectureship or GATE, or through a selection process of national level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies or institutions.