Director, Silicon RTL & Microarchitecture

Graphcore; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Director of Silicon Logical Design to lead the Logical Design group within the Silicon department. You will own the strategy, technical direction, execution quality and team development for RTL and microarchitecture across multiple silicon programs.

The role requires leadership across Architecture, Physical Design, Verification, DFT and Program Management, with a focus on delivering high-performance silicon on schedule. Strong collaboration across global teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in digital logical design, micro-architecture and RTL development for large-scale silicon projects.
• Proven leadership of technical teams in a semiconductor environment.
• Deep expertise in SystemVerilog or VHDL and modern digital design flows.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving across RTL, scripting (Python, Tcl) and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Logical Design, aligning with silicon and product strategy.
• Lead, grow and mentor a high-performing RTL/micro-architecture design organisation.
• Establish best-in-class design methodologies, documentation standards and quality metrics.
• Drive improvements in team structure, workflows, tooling and design processes.
• Own delivery of high-quality, on-schedule RTL for multiple silicon programs.

Skills

Digital logic design

Micro-architecture

RTL development

SystemVerilog/VHDL

Python scripting

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Computer Science or Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Director of Silicon Logical Design to lead the Logical Design group within the Silicon department. You will own the strategy, technical direction, execution quality and team development for RTL and microarchitecture across multiple silicon programs.

The role requires leadership across Architecture, Physical Design, Verification, DFT and Program Management, with a focus on delivering high-performance silicon on schedule. Strong collaboration across global teams is essential.