Processor Development Engineer (f/m/x)

International Business Machines Corporation; Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Gärtringen/Ehningen; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation is seeking an entry-level Development Engineer in Processor Development, starting January 1, 2027, in Germany. You will help design and optimize high-performance processors and systems, focusing on Power and IBM Z architectures.

You will collaborate in international teams, contribute to DevOps workflows, and develop tools to improve engineering methods in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Solid experience with digital circuit design concepts and hardware description languages.
• Knowledge of Python or scripting languages is a plus and familiarity with GitHub/Jenkins is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop processor and system architectures for future high-performance computing systems (Power & IBM Z).
• Design high-frequency logic for advanced microprocessors.
• Validate and optimize performance of critical applications on new hardware architectures.
• Develop concepts for processor components and accelerators.
• Support DevOps/workflow infrastructure for agile hardware development projects.
• Create tools to automate and improve engineering methods.

Skills

Team spirit

English, German

Python

VHDL/Verilog

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

IBM Infrastructure is a catalyst that makes the world work better because our clients demand it. Heterogeneous environments, the explosion of data, digital automation, and cybersecurity threats require hybrid cloud infrastructure that only IBM can provide.

Your ability to be creative, a forward-thinker and to focus on innovation that matters, is all support by our growth minded culture as we continue to drive career development across our teams. Collaboration is key to IBM Infrastructure success, as we bring together different business units and teams that balance their priorities in a way that best serves our client’s needs.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for you as a Developer (f/m/x) in Processor Development for our future large-scale and high-performance computing systems.

With our innovative processor designs, we tackle current and future challenges in information processing for the next generation of the world’s fastest and most powerful microprocessors.

To strengthen our hardware development teams, we are hiring graduates for the position of Development Engineer (f/m/x) in Processor Development starting on January 1st, 2027.

• Development of innovative processor and system architectures for future high-performance computing systems (Power & IBM Z)
• Development of new concepts and solutions for processor components and accelerators
• Design of high-frequency logic for high-end microprocessors
• Performance validation and optimization of critical applications for new hardware architectures
• Further development and provision of the existing DevOps and workflow infrastructure for agile hardware processor development projects
• Development of tools to automate and improve our applied methods

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Completed university degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science / Computer Engineering, Physics, or similar.
• Solid expertise in designing digital circuits using VHDL / Verilog or other hardware description languages. This includes partitioning logic circuits, defining interfaces between digital logic blocks, and achieving timing and power closure
• Knowledge of a programming or scripting language (e.g., Python) is an advantage
• Familiarity with development tools/technologies (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins) is a plus
• Strong team spirit and interest in working in international teams
• Excellent communication skills in both English and German

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future.Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfoliodesigned for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Country

Germany

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Entry Level

No Travel

Shift

General (daytime)