Design Engineer

Graphcore; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore, Bengaluru, is seeking a seasoned RTL/SoC/Logical Design Engineer to contribute to microarchitecture and RTL delivery for Graphcore Silicon. You will work with the logical design and silicon teams to ensure high quality designs and timely delivery for complex chips.

The role demands 8+ years in semiconductor design, strong scripting in Python or TCL, and deep expertise in digital design flows, timing analysis, and IP integration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Semiconductor Industry/Product development.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject.
• Ability to script in Python and/or TCL for automation and to solve design issues.
• Knowledge of digital design flows and high-speed serial interfaces.
• Strong debugging and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Experience with Synthesis, timing analysis and power integrity.
• Proactive, self-starting team player able to work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate IP and subsystems into top-level SoC designs.
• Develop and maintain build and configuration environments.
• Perform synthesis, linting, CDC/RDC, and timing checks at the SoC level.
• Support verification and physical design teams through clean interface hand-offs.
• Debug and resolve integration-related issues across multiple hierarchies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of integration flows and automation.
• Producing high quality microarchitecture and other documentation.
• Ensure good communication between sites to maintain consistent working practises.

Skills

RTL design

Logical design

Synthesis

Timing analysis

Python scripting

TCL scripting

IP integration

Debugging

Cross-team collaboration

Project planning

Power integrity

Digital design flows

8+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject

Tools

Python

TCL

Synthesis tools

Job description

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies.

Note: This role is for RTL/SOC/Logical Design Engineers

Job Summary

Working within the logical design team, the silicon logical design engineer is responsible for a wide range of logical design tasks. The team is responsible for delivering the Microarchitecture and RTL design to implement the chip architecture specification for Graphcore Silicon, working closely with other engineers within the Silicon team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping the team deliver high quality micro-architecture and RTL for Graphcore chips, working within the logical design team and with the broader Silicon team to ensure we meet the company objectives for Silicon delivery.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Integrate IP and subsystems into top-level SoC designs
• Develop and maintain build and configuration environments
• Perform synthesis, linting, CDC/RDC, and timing checks at the SoC level
• Support verification and physical design teams through clean interface hand-offs
• Debug and resolve integration-related issues across multiple hierarchies
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of integration flows and automation
• Producing high quality microarchitecture and other documentation
• Ensure good communication between sites to maintain consistent working practises

Candidate Profile

Essential skills:

• Logical design experience in relevant industry
• Experience range 8+ years in Semiconductor Industry/Product development exposure.
• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
• Ability to work across teams and debugging issues seen to find root causes
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject
• Ability to script in Python and/or TCL for automation and to solve design issues
• Knowledge of digital design flows
• Application specific blocks
• High-speed serial interfaces
• Complex third-party IP integration
• Design for test
• Synthesis
• Timing Analysis
• Project Planning
• Power Integrity
• Silicon transistor

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.