RISC-V Interconnect Architect: Configurable RTL Generators

SiFive; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 158,760 - 194,040; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Incentive compensation

Job summary

A leading technology company in California is seeking a staff level hardware engineer passionate about designing cutting-edge CPU and interconnect IP to drive RISC-V adoption. You will architect and implement advanced interconnects, enhance performance, and integrate new designs into the Chisel framework. Ideal candidates will have strong RTL design skills and a solid software engineering background, preferably with experience in bus protocols and collaboration in a team-oriented environment. Competitive pay and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background including object-oriented and functional programming.
• Ability to architect solutions to connect bus fabrics of disparate protocols.
• Experience with domain-specific languages for hardware design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design an enhanced TileLink interconnect.
• Implement RTL generators for optimal self-configuration.
• Integrate new design content into the Chisel/FIRRTL framework.

Skills

Cache and cache coherency architectures

NoC or interconnect fabrics

Bus protocols (AXI, AHB, APB, CHI)

Software engineering skills

RTL design in Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

BS/MS in EE, CE, CS or related technical discipline

Tools

Git

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

A leading technology company in California is seeking a staff level hardware engineer passionate about designing cutting-edge CPU and interconnect IP to drive RISC-V adoption. You will architect and implement advanced interconnects, enhance performance, and integrate new designs into the Chisel framework. Ideal candidates will have strong RTL design skills and a solid software engineering background, preferably with experience in bus protocols and collaboration in a team-oriented environment. Competitive pay and benefits offered.