RTL Design Engineer - CPU / Semiconductor / Microprocessor Architecture / Verilog / VHDL

European Tech Recruit; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global semiconductor company is seeking a CPU RTL Design Engineer to work onsite in Cambridge. The role involves collaborating with chip architects, engaging in performance exploration, and taking ownership of RTL development. Ideal candidates should have solid knowledge of microprocessor architecture, experience in Verilog or VHDL, and understanding of technical design principles. This position offers a crucial opportunity to influence microarchitecture decisions and contribute to high-performance, low-power processor designs.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of microprocessor architecture covering various aspects.
• Hands-on experience with Verilog, VHDL, and debugging tools.
• Understanding of design principles, timing, and power implications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CPU modelling teams for performance exploration.
• Develop microarchitecture and detailed specifications.
• Own RTL development and refinement to meet design goals.
• Support verification teams to execute verification strategies.
• Work with cross-functional teams on design considerations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams on physical design considerations including timing, area, power, reliability, and testability.

Skills

Microprocessor architecture knowledge

Experience with Verilog or VHDL

Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools

Understanding of logic design principles

Knowledge of low power microarchitecture techniques

Scripting languages (Python, Perl)

Timing constraints

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilog simulators

Job description

We're partnered with a global Semicon company, and they need a CPU RTL Design Engineer to work on next generation high performance, low power processors.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with chip architects and modelling teams to define microarchitecture and deliver high quality RTL from early concept through to silicon.

You will be involved early in the product lifecycle and have real influence on architecture, performance decisions, and design trade-offs.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Performance exploration in collaboration with CPU modelling teams
• Microarchitecture development and detailed specification from early architectural concepts
• RTL ownership including development, assessment, and refinement to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals
• Supporting functional verification teams to execute verification strategies
• Supporting performance verification to ensure design meets performance targets
• Working with cross functional engineering teams on physical design considerations including timing, area, power, reliability, and testability

What We Are Looking For:

• Solid knowledge of microprocessor architecture with expertise in one or more of the following: Instruction fetch and decode, Branch prediction, Instruction scheduling and register renaming, Out of order execution, Integer and floating point execution, Load store units, Prefetching and/or Cache and memory subsystems
• Experience with Verilog and or VHDL
• Hands on experience using simulators and waveform debugging tools
• Solid understanding of logic design principles and timing and power implications
• Knowledge of low power microarchitecture techniques
• Understanding of high performance CPU design techniques and trade-offs
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl.

Location Requirement

This role requires 5 days per week onsite in our clients Cambridge office.

If this sounds interesting and you'd like to learn more, click the link below to apply or email me with a copy of your CV on [e-mail]

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