Senior Silicon Logical Design Engineer - Bengaluru

Graphcore; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore in Bengaluru is seeking a silicon logical design engineer to help deliver microarchitecture and RTL for Graphcore Silicon. You will work within the logical design and Silicon teams to meet delivery objectives.

The role requires 4–8 years of semiconductor experience, a degree in CS/Engineering, and scripting ability in Python or TCL to automate design tasks. You will collaborate across sites and contribute to high-quality design documentation.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of semiconductor industry experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Proficient in scripting (Python or TCL) for automation.

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.
• Produce high quality microarchitecture and other documentation.
• Ensure good communication between sites to maintain consistent working practises.

Skills

Logical design experience

Semiconductor industry experience

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Digital design flows

Synthesis & Timing analysis

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject

Tools

Python

TCL

Job description

About Us

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.

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 4-8 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.