Lid Raad van Commissarissen TUe Participations BV

Introductie
De organisatie:
TUe Participations BV (hierna: TUeP) is een 100% dochter onderneming van de TU/e.

Eind 1997 is de holdingstructuur opgezet, waardoor de exploitatie van wetenschappelijke kennis van de TU/e op bedrijfsmatige en transparante wijze kan plaats vinden in daaronder ressorterende participaties. TUeP en haar participaties staan als zelfstandige privaatrechtelijke rechtspersonen op afstand van de publiekrechtelijke organisatie TU/e.

De participaties hebben een grote mate van vrijheid om marktgericht te opereren.

De activiteiten van het scouten, screenen, adviseren en begeleiden van potentiële starters worden door de KTO (Knowledge Transfer Office) van de TU/e uitgevoerd. Recent heeft de TU/e het instellingsplan 2026-2030 vastgesteld met daarin de strategische keuzes voor de komende jaren, waaronder valorisatie dat, naast onderzoek en onderwijs een belangrijke derde pijler is van de universiteit. Op basis van de recente valorisatiestrategie bevinden de KTO en TUe Participations zich momenteel in een transitiefase.

Het aantal participaties (voornamelijk minderheidsbelangen) bedraagt momenteel 63.

De geconsolideerde omzet van TUeP bedraagt circa 25-30 mln EUR met een netto resultaat van circa 1,5-2 mln EUR.

Functieomschrijving
De Raad:
De Raad van Commissarissen bestaat uit drie leden. De Raad houdt toezicht en adviseert de directeur van TUeP.

Het toezicht en het advies betreffen onder andere:

• de strategie en de risico’s verbonden aan de activiteiten
• de realisatie van de doelstellingen van TUeP
• risicobeheersing
• het verslagleggingproces

De Raad van Commissarissen komt 4 keer per jaar bijeen. Daarnaast vindt er incidenteel extra overleg (op gezamenlijk of individueel niveau) plaats indien ontwikkelingen daartoe aanleiding geven. De totale tijdsbesteding is circa 40 uur per jaar.

Momenteel bestaat de Raad uit twee leden: een externe voorzitter en de huidige rector magnificus van de TU/e. Daarnaast is een vacature ontstaan voor een derde lid/vice-voorzitter van de Raad van Commissarissen.

Functie-eisen
De kandidaat:
Bij de samenstelling van de Raad van Commissarissen wordt gestreefd naar diversiteit en complementariteit. Voor een succesvolle invulling van deze rol gelden de volgende algemene vereisten:

• bestuurlijke vaardigheid
• kritisch vermogen
• open staan voor de mening van anderen
• oog voor uiteenlopende belangen (in het bijzonder van de TU/e)
• onafhankelijkheid

Een afgeronde commissarisopleiding is een pré.

Specifieke vereisten voor deze functie zijn:

• Ruime ervaring met kennisvalorisatie rondom een kennisinstelling;
• Ruime kennis en betrokkenheid met academische omgeving is noodzakelijk
• Ruime ervaring met een houdstermaatschappij in de context van het genereren van maatschappelijke impact;
• Kennis en ervaring met zowel de publieke als ook met de private, commerciële context waarin TUeP werkzaam is;
• Moet in staat om vanuit kennis en betrokkenheid, nadere vorm en invulling te geven aan de valorisatiestrategie mbt spinoffs, samen met de RvC, directie en Head of KTO.

Een verbondenheid met de Brainportregio is een pré.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden
Vanwege de huidige transitiefase betreft het een benoeming voor een periode van 2 jaar, met een tussentijdse evaluatie na 1 en een evaluatie na 2 jaar. Mede afhankelijk van deze evaluaties is er een mogelijkheid tot één herbenoeming van 4 jaar.

De financiële vergoeding bedraagt 7.300€ per jaar (met jaarlijkse indexering).

Over ons
Wij zijn een toonaangevende internationale universiteit waar wetenschappelijke nieuwsgierigheid samenkomt met een pragmatische, hands‑on mentaliteit. We werken op een open en samenwerkingsgerichte manier met hightechindustrieën om complexe maatschappelijke uitdagingen aan te pakken. Onze verantwoordelijke en respectvolle benadering zorgt voor impact — vandaag én in de toekomst. TU/e is de thuisbasis van meer dan 13.000 studenten en ruim 7.000 medewerkers, samen een diverse en bruisende academische gemeenschap.

Onze universiteit bevindt zich in Brainport Eindhoven — een wereldwijd toonaangevende technologieregio met meer dan 7.000 hightechbedrijven en sterke R&D‑activiteiten. Brainport staat bekend om doorbraken op het gebied van AI, fotonica, halfgeleiders en geavanceerde maakindustrie. Het is een regio waar technologie in dienst staat van mensen en de samenleving. Meer informatie over de Brainport‑regio vind je hier.

Informatie
Voor nadere inlichtingen omtrent deze functie kunt u zich wenden tot:

• de voorzitter van de RvC, dhr. J.A. Jorritsma via j.a.jorritsma@tue.nl.
• de directeur van TU/e Participations, mevr. S.J.W. Vos-Poppelaars via 06-12962347.

Beiden zijn bereid u desgevraagd aanvullende informatie te verstrekken over de functie, de organisatie en het selectieproces.

Sollicitatie
Ben je geïnteresseerd? Via de solliciteerknop ontvangen we graag je CV en brief met motivatie en omschrijving van je kwalificaties. Zorg ervoor dat je alle gevraagde documenten toevoegt. Wij geven voorrang aan complete sollicitaties.

De screening van kandidaten begint zodra de sollicitaties zijn ontvangen en gaat door totdat de vacature is ingevuld. Indien van toepassing, krijgen interne kandidaten bij gelijke geschiktheid voorrang op externe kandidaten. We kijken uit naar je sollicitatie!

Kandidaten worden verzocht om te reageren voor 1 september 2026. Gestreefd wordt naar benoeming per 1 oktober 2026.

Let op

• Je kunt online solliciteren. Sollicitaties die per e-mail en/of post worden verstuurd, worden niet in behandeling genomen.
• Een voorafgaande screening (bijvoorbeeld een Verklaring omtrent Gedrag of kennisveiligheidscheck) kan onderdeel zijn van de selectieprocedure. Voor meer informatie over de kennisveiligheidscheck, raadpleeg de Nationale Richtlijnen Kennisveiligheid.
• Wij verzoeken je geen contact met ons op te nemen voor ongevraagde diensten.

PhD on Emulation framework for self-aware neuromorphic system-on-chip architectures

Introduction
This PhD project, part of the REACT MSCA Doctoral Network, aims to develop an energy-efficient compute-in-memory (CIM) architecture using gain-cell memory for real-time edge learning, addressing power, latency, and memory bandwidth issues with reliable fault detection.

Job Description
As part of the REACT Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network initiative, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our research group working on next-generation neuromorphic computing systems. Inspired by the computational principles of the human brain, neuromorphic systems promise ultra-low-power intelligent processing through event-driven computation, on-chip learning, and compute-in-memory (CiM) paradigms that significantly reduce data movement between memory and processing units. However, evaluating such architectures at system scale remains a major challenge due to the limitations of conventional software simulation and existing device-level emulation platforms.

This PhD project will develop an advanced emulation framework, potentially FPGA-accelerated, for self-aware neuromorphic system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, enabling fast and accurate exploration of emerging hardware and learning paradigms. The framework will support rapid prototyping, automated design-space exploration, and cross-technology benchmarking, providing new insights into the co-design of learning algorithms, memory technologies, and neuromorphic hardware architectures for future edge-intelligent systems. Particular emphasis will be placed on energy-efficient CiM-based architectures, adaptive processing mechanisms, and secure AI acceleration for next-generation embedded and edge platforms.

Research objectives:

• Develop FPGA-based emulation and prototyping frameworks to accelerate the design-space exploration of neuromorphic SoC architectures leveraging emerging compute-in-memory (CiM) paradigms.
• Design energy-efficient, adaptive, and scalable neuromorphic SoC architectures integrating CiM technologies.
• Investigate security mechanisms for neuromorphic and AI accelerators, including side-channel resistance and secure on-chip learning.
• Implement, validate, and benchmark architectures using simulation environments and hardware prototypes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams spanning artificial intelligence, circuit design, computer architecture, and embedded systems engineering.

Job Requirements

• You may not have resided or carried out your main activity in The Netherlands for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.
• You may not already possess a doctoral degree at the date of recruitment.
• You must have Master degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering with excellent grades.
• You should have knowledge of Digital/Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit (IC) design and Computer Architecture.
• You should have solid skills in HDL (Verilog, VHDL) and scripting languages (Python, TCL).
• You should have experience with commercial EDA tools (Cadence/Mentor Graphics).
• Knowledge in Neuromorphic architectures and Low power IC design would be a definite plus.
• We are looking for a candidate with a research-oriented attitude, who is capable of taking initiatives, and has a strong problem-solving attitude.
• You should be able to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Motivated to develop your teaching skills and coach students.
• Fluent in spoken and written English (C1 level).

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,059 - max. € 3,881).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

On our website you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering is to acquire, share and transfer knowledge and understanding in the whole field of Electrical Engineering through education, research and valorization. We work towards a ‘Smart Sustainable Society’, a ‘Connected World’, and a healthy humanity (‘Care & Cure’). Activities share an application-oriented character, a high degree of complexity and a large synergy between multiple facets of the field.

Research is carried out into the applications of electromagnetic phenomena in all forms of energy conversion, telecommunication and electrical signal processing. Existing and new electrical components and systems are analyzed, designed and built. The Electrical Engineering department takes its inspiration from contacts with high-tech industry in the direct surrounding region and beyond.

The department is innovative and has international ambitions and partnerships. The result is a challenging and inspiring setting in which socially relevant issues are addressed.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Dr. Manil Dev Gomony, m.gomony@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact Kevin Caris, HR Advisor, k.t.caris@tue.nl or +31 40 2478835.

Curious to hear more about what it’s like as a PhD candidate at TU/e? Please view the video.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application
We invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply button and concurrently at the application portal in the project website https://project-react.eu/vacancies/. The application should include a:

• A clearly written cover letter (maximum one page) explaining your motivation for applying.
• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) in English, including a list of publications (if applicable).
• Copies of official BSc/MSc degree certificates and corresponding academic transcripts for each degree.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.

Please note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

Electronic-Photonic Test Engineer

Introduction
Photonics is widely regarded as the key enabling technology of the 21st century. Its applications and use in many scientific and industrial fields are accelerated through Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), which combine many optical components into a miniaturized chip format. Similar to electronic ICs, PICs are revolutionizing areas such as healthcare, communication, sensing, and have the potential to be disruptive to the whole society. We at TU/e are at the center of photonics, working across material science, device integration technologies, and systems and applications. The TU/e, together with TNO, University of Twente, and PhotonDelta created a Photonic Integration Technology Center (PITC). The PITC works in tight collaboration with industry, providing optimum development R&D pathways, maximizing the output, and enabling accelerated industrial adoption of photonic technologies.

Job Description
The Photonic Pilot line
The PIXEurope pilot line, as a part of the EU Chips Act aims to develop and accelerate industrial adoption of photonic technologies. This initiative, executed by a pan-European network of some of the strongest research and technology organizations, will result in significant market disruption, enable the launch of new and affordable products powered by photonics. Including optical engines for energy efficient AI data centers, high-speed communication devices for future optical networks, biosensors for point-of-care patient monitoring, compact medical devices such as minimally invasive surgical and imaging systems. sensors for rapid and precise food safety and quality monitoring and in-line process control; miniaturized energy-efficient sensors for mobile networks, the Internet-of-Things and autonomous vehicles; high-speed quantum computing devices and augmented and virtual reality systems. Key to the successful deployment of photonic solutions for these application areas is the development of scalable, high throughput test and reliability processes and systems. You will be engaged in applied research and electronic-photonic test development activities in the course of PITC Metrology program, and working with the PIXEurope European consortium consisting of industry and research institutes in the field of integrated photonics.

Responsibilities

• Define optical and electrical test specifications
• Define design specifications for wafer-level optical and electrical tests
• Characterize and validate the performance of test solutions using validation demonstrators.
• Collect all tests design and process parameters to develop packaging process design kit (PDK)
• Prepare electronic-photonic tests protocols for next generation manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits
• Develop, maintain and extend test data management systems
• Operate and maintain electronic-photonic test systems
• Contribute to the development of standards for photonics
• Contribute with Principal Investigators to ongoing projects and proposal submission
• Work in the cleanroom based laboratories, in adherence to the protocols.
• Create and maintain test laboratory protocols
• Analyze, present, and report on the outcomes and progress internally and to the consortium partners

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in applied physics, electrical engineering, or in an equivalent field with a strong background in photonics, programming and process automation.
• Experience in semiconductor measurements and manufacturing, reliability of semiconductor devices, and photonic laboratory would be of an advantage.
• Due to the nature of the work the position is on-site
• Ability to work in semiconductor cleanroom-conditions.
• Due to the collaborations with partners in this position, a valid Certificate of Conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag, VOG) is required to start at this position. For more information see: https://www.justis.nl/en/products/certificate-of-conduct.

If you are concerned that you don’t meet all the requirements sufficiently, but the job does excite you, then be sure to respond, we would love to look at your profile.

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale 10 (min. € 3,546 max. € 5,538 gross per month).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern on campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

Within the Photonic Integration group, you will find yourself within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of experts including electro-optical communication, photonic integration, software engineers, signal processing and process engineers that all have the aim of making photonic integrated circuits a mainstream technology. We believe in a flat hierarchy with focus on a getting-things-done attitude and practicality.

Working as a part of the PITC team (www.pitc.nl), you will be interacting with experts from all founding institutions, engaged in a range of technology and application oriented research programs. The applied relevance of the research and engineering work gives it an excellent exposure to the industrial partners.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more?
Please contact the hiring manager dr. Sylwester Latkowski, Institute for Photonic Integration at TU/e. S.Latkowski@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact Kevin Caris, HR Advisor, k.t.caris@tue.nl.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

#EUfunded This is an EU funded project, named PIXEurope, with project number RT203295-18, within program HE.

Application
If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. Please note that incomplete applications may not be considered and could be rejected.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

Lid Raad van Commissarissen TUe Participations BV

De Raad:

De Raad van Commissarissen bestaat uit drie leden. De Raad houdt toezicht en adviseert de directeur van TUeP.

Het toezicht en het advies betreffen onder andere:

• de strategie en de risico’s verbonden aan de activiteiten
• de realisatie van de doelstellingen van TUeP
• risicobeheersing
• het verslagleggingproces

De Raad van Commissarissen komt 4 keer per jaar bijeen. Daarnaast vindt er incidenteel extra overleg (op gezamenlijk of individueel niveau) plaats indien ontwikkelingen daartoe aanleiding geven. De totale tijdsbesteding is circa 40 uur per jaar.

Momenteel bestaat de Raad uit twee leden: een externe voorzitter en de huidige rector magnificus van de TU/e. Daarnaast is een vacature ontstaan voor een derde lid/vice-voorzitter van de Raad van Commissarissen.

PhD on Emulation framework for self-aware neuromorphic system-on-chip architectures

As part of the REACT Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network initiative, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our research group working on next-generation neuromorphic computing systems. Inspired by the computational principles of the human brain, neuromorphic systems promise ultra-low-power intelligent processing through event-driven computation, on-chip learning, and compute-in-memory (CiM) paradigms that significantly reduce data movement between memory and processing units. However, evaluating such architectures at system scale remains a major challenge due to the limitations of conventional software simulation and existing device-level emulation platforms.

This PhD project will develop an advanced emulation framework, potentially FPGA-accelerated, for self-aware neuromorphic system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, enabling fast and accurate exploration of emerging hardware and learning paradigms. The framework will support rapid prototyping, automated design-space exploration, and cross-technology benchmarking, providing new insights into the co-design of learning algorithms, memory technologies, and neuromorphic hardware architectures for future edge-intelligent systems. Particular emphasis will be placed on energy-efficient CiM-based architectures, adaptive processing mechanisms, and secure AI acceleration for next-generation embedded and edge platforms.

Research objectives:

• Develop FPGA-based emulation and prototyping frameworks to accelerate the design-space exploration of neuromorphic SoC architectures leveraging emerging compute-in-memory (CiM) paradigms.
• Design energy-efficient, adaptive, and scalable neuromorphic SoC architectures integrating CiM technologies.
• Investigate security mechanisms for neuromorphic and AI accelerators, including side-channel resistance and secure on-chip learning.
• Implement, validate, and benchmark architectures using simulation environments and hardware prototypes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams spanning artificial intelligence, circuit design, computer architecture, and embedded systems engineering.