Staff Engineer CPU IP Design Engineer

GlobalFoundries inc.; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries Inc. in the Philippines is seeking an experienced CPU IP Design Engineer to lead RTL development for a new AI-enabled RISC-V CPU core.

You will own functional features, performance, power and area goals across the design lifecycle. Key responsibilities include micro-architecture definition, vector CPU core and extensions, RTL development, verification strategy, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure timing, area and reliability targets are met in a demanding SoC

Qualifications

• Hands-on knowledge of CPU pipeline stages (in-order or out-of-order).
• Strong understanding of microprocessor architecture and RTL design basics.
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
• Master's degree with 4–7 years experience; PhD 2–5 years is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive micro-architecture and design of critical CPU blocks.
• Design RISC-V Vector CPU core and custom extensions.
• Design AI-enabled Matrix engine to augment the Vector CPU.
• Explore high-performance strategies with the CPU modeling team.
• Support verification strategy and RTL performance goals.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams for timing, area and power.

Skills

CPU architecture knowledge

RTL design

SystemVerilog/VHDL

Verification methodology

Scripting (Python/Perl)

CPU microarchitecture experience

Education

Master's degree in a related field

PhD (preferred)

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog tools

VHDL simulators

Job description

About MIPS @ GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With the addition of the MIPS team, GF now offer a rich portfolio of RISC-V CPUs, especially AI-enabled processors for the Physical AI world.

Summary of Role:

We are seeking an experienced CPU IP Design Engineer. Responsible for Defining, leading and owning RTL development of our latest AI-enabled RISC-V CPU core. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the design including Functional Features, Performance, Power, and Area.

Essential Responsibilities:

Drive the micro-architecture and design of critical blocks of the CPU core Design of RISC-V Vector CPU core and its custom extensions Design of AI-enabled Matrix engine to augment the Vector CPU Explore high-performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team Perform Microarchitecture development and specification- from early high-level architectural exploration, through microarchitectural research and arrive at detailed specifications Configure Design Features Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals Perform Functional verification support and assist in the design verification strategy Assist with the verification of RTL design performance goals Partner with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power

Required Qualifications:

Hands-on working knowledge of the pipeline stages of an in-order or out-of-order high-performance CPU core Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas: Instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction techniques Instruction scheduling, register renaming, Reorder Buffer (ROB) Out-of-order execution Integer and Floating-point execution Load/Store execution Instruction and Data Prefetch Vector data path Cache and memory subsystems Knowledge of Cache coherency and memory consistency Knowledge of System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools. Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications Master’s with 4-7 years of experience, PhD 2-5 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPU Experience with Hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs Experience with vector and matrix-enabled CPUs, preferably RISC-V processors. Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python Understanding of CPU integration at SoC level Understanding of Safety and Security microarchitecture

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