Principal Design Automation Engineer

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Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Semiconductor
The Role

About Groq

Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast.

Principal Design Automation Engineer

Mission: The Hardware Infrastructure team in Groq is responsible for architecting and supporting a world class ASIC development and verification environment that optimizes the productivity of our hardware engineering team.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

  • Architect, develop, and deploy an innovative framework that enables automation of the Groq silicon design flow.
  • Collaborate with the silicon design team to migrate the Groq hardware code base into a form that facilitates dynamic scaling and feature management.
  • Engage with software teams to define and deliver configuration-specific collateral that streamlines co-development.
  • Investigate new and novel ways to accelerate verification and physical design of the generated designs, leveraging AI/ML approaches where possible.
  • Investigate opportunities to more closely align hardware, software and production flows.

Ideal candidates have/are:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering
  • A solid background in ASIC/FPGA hardware (5+ years in design, verification, or EDA/CAD experience).
  • Industry-proven software design experience (hardware modeling, applications development, compiler development).
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, PERL, etc.).
  • Previous experience with meta-programming approaches would be an asset.
  • Experience with physical design methodologies and flows would be an asset.
  • Strong team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Attributes of a Groqster:

  • Humility - Egos are checked at the door
  • Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
  • Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
  • Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
  • Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $205,530 to $292,600, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

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Location: Some roles may require being located near or on our primary sites, as indicated in the job description.  

At Groq: Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.


Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  We also take affirmative action to offer employment opportunities to minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Groq is committed to working with qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants who would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or who need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us at:  [email protected].  This contact information is for accommodation requests only.  Evaluation of requests for reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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HQ: Mountain View, California
205 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Groq is an AI solutions company delivering ultra-low latency AI inference with the world's first Language Processing Unit™. With turnkey generalized software and a deterministic Tensor Streaming architecture, Groq offers a synchronous ecosystem built for ultra-fast inference at scale. Groq solutions maximize human capital and innovative technology performance, having been proven to reduce developer complexity and accelerate time-to-production and ROI. Designed, engineered, and manufactured completely in North America, Groq offers domestically-based and scalable supply that is available now, capable of delivering 390 racks in 6-12 months and ramped lead times of 6-12 weeks. Learn more at groq.com.

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