Hands-on AI Accelerator Architect | Principal ASIC Designer

Ecarx Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecarx Co. is seeking a Principal ASIC Design Engineer to lead architecture, microarchitecture, and RTL development for next-generation AI accelerators and high-performance SoC subsystems in the UK.

The role emphasizes hands-on design of complex digital datapaths, memory hierarchies, and high-speed interfaces, with collaboration across system architects, firmware, verification, and physical design teams to deliver production-grade silicon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI accelerator architectures and microarchitectures for high-performance subsystems.
• Translate system requirements into detailed functional and microarchitecture specs.
• Design complex digital datapaths, control logic, arbitration, and interfaces.
• Implement RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog with efficient pipelining and memory subsystems.
• Collaborate with verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure production-quality silicon.

Skills

ASIC/SoC design

RTL design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

PPA optimization

Memory interconnects

NoC architectures

GPU/NPU/AI accelerator

HW/SW co-design

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/CS/CE

Tools

UVM verification

FPGA prototyping

Emulation

Formal verification

Job description

Ecarx Co. is seeking a Principal ASIC Design Engineer to lead architecture, microarchitecture, and RTL development for next-generation AI accelerators and high-performance SoC subsystems in the UK.

The role emphasizes hands-on design of complex digital datapaths, memory hierarchies, and high-speed interfaces, with collaboration across system architects, firmware, verification, and physical design teams to deliver production-grade silicon.