CPU IP Design Engineer
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced CPU IP Design Engineer. Responsible for Defining, leading and owning RTL development of a performance efficient, low-power AI CPU core. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the design including Functional Features, Performance, Power, and Area.
You will:
Drive the micro-architecture and design of a critical CPU block or multiple blocks of a CPU core
Explore high-performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team
Perform Microarchitecture development and specification- from early high-level architectural exploration, through microarchitectural research and arrive at detailed specifications
Configure Design Features Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals
Perform Functional verification support and assist in the design verification strategy
Assist with the verification of RTL design performance goals
Partner with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power
Ideally, you’ll have:
Hands-on working knowledge of the pipeline stages of an in-order or out-of-order high-performance CPU core
Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction techniques
Instruction scheduling, register renaming, Reorder Buffer (ROB)
Out-of-order execution
Integer and Floating-point execution
Load/Store execution
Instruction and Data Prefetch
Cache and memory subsystems
Knowledge of Cache coherency and memory consistency
Knowledge of System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL
Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
Master’s with 7-10 years of experience, PhD + 5-7 years of work experience
Additional qualifications:
Experience with designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPU
Experience with Hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs
Experience with real-time microcontroller designs
Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques
Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python
Understanding of CPU integration at SoC level
Understanding of Safety and Security microarchitecture
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Skills Required
- Hands-on working knowledge of CPU pipeline stages (in-order or out-of-order)
- Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture (fetch/decode, branch prediction, scheduling, renaming, ROB, OOO execution, integer/FPU, load/store, prefetch, cache/memory subsystems, coherency/consistency)
- Experience leading RTL development and microarchitecture specification
- Knowledge of SystemVerilog, Verilog and/or VHDL
- Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
- Knowledge of logic design principles including timing and power implications
- Master's degree with 7-10 years experience OR PhD with 5-7 years experience
- Experience designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPUs
- Experience with hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs
- Experience with real-time microcontroller designs
- Understanding of high-performance and low-power microarchitecture techniques
- Experience using scripting languages such as Perl or Python
- Understanding of CPU integration at the SoC level
- Understanding of safety and security microarchitecture
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health support is presented as a meaningful part of the package. Wellness programs and an Employee Assistance Program add to the sense of broad health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with matching from day one and access to an employee stock purchase program are positioned as notable financial benefits. Retirement provisions are repeatedly framed as a strong counterweight to other compensation concerns.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous, including high annual vacation accrual, dedicated sick time, and additional personal days. Extended paid parental leave frameworks are also outlined as a substantial leave benefit.
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