Product Power Engineer

sifive; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity / stock options

Job summary

SiFive is seeking a power/architecture engineer to collect and analyze IP power, and work across teams to optimize design for state-of-the-art power efficiency. You will collect/analyze SiFive IP power consumption and collaborate with architecture and design to improve efficiency.

You will correlate power models with RTL and silicon, explore improvements to power analysis flows, and contribute to ASIC power optimization.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science / Computer Architecture.
• 3+ years of experience in power benchmarking, analysis and modeling.
• Experience with power impacts at architecture, logic design, and circuit levels.
• Good knowledge of computer architecture of high performance out-of-order CPU designs.
• Working experience in guiding trade-off between performance and power to arrive at optimal design.
• Experience with ASIC power analysis and optimization.
• Hands‑on expertise with either HW development (RTL/implementation flows, verification/validation, backend flows, FPGA flows) or SW development is a strong plus.
• Self‑starter, fast learner, strong problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect / analyze SiFive IP power consumption.
• Work with architecture and design to optimize our design to achieve state-of-the-art power efficiency
• Correlate power models with RTL and Silicon
• Innovate ways to improve power analysis flows

Skills

Power benchmarking

Power analysis

Power modeling

Computer architecture

ASIC power analysis

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science / Computer Architecture

Job description

A successful candidate will work across teams to collect, analyze, and optimize design power with the following responsibilities and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collect / analyze SiFive IP power consumption.
• Work with architecture and design to optimize our design to achieve state-of-the-art power efficiency
• Correlate power models with RTL and Silicon
• Innovate ways to improve power analysis flows

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science / Computer Architecture
• 3+ years of experience in power benchmarking, analysis and modeling
• Experience with power impacts at architecture, logic design, and circuit levels.
• Good knowledge of computer architecture of high performance out-of-order CPU designs.
• Working experience in guiding trade-off between performance and power to arrive at optimal design.
• Experience with ASIC power analysis and optimization.
• Hands‑on expertise with either HW development (RTL/implementation flows, verification/validation, backend flows, FPGA flows) or SW development is a strong plus.
• Self‑starter, fast learner, strong problem‑solving skills
• Base Pay Range
• $178,848.00-$218,592.00
• In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!
• Additional Information:
• This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in
• United States of America
• SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• California residents: please see our job candidate notice for more information on how we handle your personal information and your privacy rights: Privacy Policy Document .

Health insurance Equity / stock options

Additional Information

About SiFiveAs the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive's unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.At SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.Our constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions. Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time.Are you ready?To learn more about SiFive's phenomenal success and to see why we have won the GSA's prestigious Most Respected Private Company Award (for the fourth time!), check out our website and Glassdoor pages.Job Description:

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