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SYSTEMS ARCHITECT AND ASIC/FPGA ENGINEERS
Specialized Supercomputer for Computational Drug Design
Extraordinarily gifted systems architects (including one senior technical manager) and
ASIC/FPGA engineers are sought to participate in the development of a special-purpose
supercomputer designed to fundamentally transform the process of drug discovery within the
pharmaceutical industry.
This early-stage, rapidly growing project is being financed by the D. E. Shaw group, an
investment and technology development firm with over $11 billion in aggregate capital. The
project was initiated by the firm's founder, Dr. David E. Shaw, and operates under his direct
scientific leadership.
This project aims to combine an innovative, massively parallel architecture incorporating
application-specific integrated circuits and FPGAs with novel mathematical techniques and
groundbreaking algorithmic advances in computational biochemistry to direct unprecedented
computational power toward the solution of key scientific and technical problems in the field
of molecular design. Successful candidates will be working closely with a number of the
world's leading computational chemists and biologists, and will have the opportunity not only
to participate in an exciting entrepreneurial venture with considerable economic potential, but
to make fundamental contributions within the fields of biology, chemistry and medicine.
The candidates we seek will be unusually intelligent and accomplished, with a demonstrated
ability to design and implement complex, high-performance hardware solutions based on
ASIC and/or FPGA technologies. We are prepared to reward exceptionally well-qualified
individuals with above-market compensation.
Contact: ilona@chessid-research.com.
The D. E. Shaw group members do not discriminate, in employment matters, on the basis of
race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status,
sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
Last updated: April 6, 2005
