Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimize logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for the CPU.
- Participate in defining the architecture and microarchitecture features of the CPU design.
- Write RTL and optimize logic for power, performance, area, and timing goals.
- Ensure design integrity for physical implementation through effective strategies, tools, and methods.
- Review verification plans to ensure design features are correctly validated and resolve failing RTL tests.
- Document microarchitectural specifications (MAS) for the CPU features.
- Collaborate with SoC customers to ensure seamless integration and high-quality performance of the CPU block.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 7+ years experience in RTL design using Verilog, V2K, or System Verilog, with strong knowledge of hardware modeling and logic debug environments.
- 5+ years experience with modern energy-efficient and low-power logic design methods, including techniques applicable to high-frequency optimization.
- 5+ years experience in Cross-clock domain crossings and power aware design.
- 3+ years experience in scripting languages such as TCL, Perl, or Python.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge on CPU power-management namely power/electrical budgeting, dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, thermal, P/C states and reset sequence handling.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Intel Architecture ISA and system architecture, including x86 assembly language.
- Experience with high-speed circuit design and optimization, specifically for datapath, circuits, and arrays.
- Familiarity with circuit planning and timing convergence processes.
- Ability to leverage broad understanding of CPU architecture to deliver impactful solutions.
- Proficient with static timing analysis, UPF and lint checks.
- Good communication skills.
