RTL Power Engineer

Wipro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Wipro is seeking an individual contributor engineer to own CPU architecture and system-level energy modeling, optimizing power and energy efficiency for our CPU lineup. You will work with the SoC and CPU Power Team on power analysis, workload profiling for battery life, and high-level power estimation from RTL/gate-level data.

The role requires strong experience in low-power fundamentals, data analytics, and flow automation with Python/C++.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of industry or research experience in hardware or related fields.
• Experience with low-power fundamentals, data analytics, profiling.
• Experience in flow automation (Python, C, C++, Gemini).
• Expertise with vendor tools: PTPX, Ansys Power Artist, Synopsys Prime Power RTL.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive CPU architecture and system-level energy modeling activities.
• Develop power analysis techniques and optimization tools to improve battery life and energy efficiency.
• Collaborate with SoC and CPU teams on power analysis, projections and workload profiling.
• Perform workload analysis for battery life and define tests for power analysis and optimization.
• Conduct data mining at RTL and gate-level to define micro-architectural transactions for high-level power estimation.

Skills

Power analysis

Data analytics

CPU benchmarking

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Python

Gemini

PTPX

Ansys Power Artist

Synopsys Prime Power RTL

Job description

Job Description

• The CPU Power Team wants a talented individual contributor engineer to own and drive several activities related to CPU architecture and system level energy modeling, competitive performance and power analysis, power optimization, simulation and rollups.
• Develop novel power analysis techniques, optimization engines and other tooling solutions to improve the battery life analysis and maximize the energy efficiency of our CPU
• The qualified engineer will collaborate with the SoC and CPU Power Team on power analysis and projections and requirements for our CPU. This charter includes profiling the power of typical workloads such as YouTube, Facebook, etc
• Perform workload analysis for battery life and tests definition for power analysis and optimization
• Perform data mining analysis at the RTL and gate-level to define relevant micro-architectural transactions for high-level power estimation.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 3 years of experience in industry (e.g., Hardware, etc.) or equivalent research
• Experience with low-power fundamentals (e.g., dynamic and leakage, power estimation, and optimization), data analytics and profiling
• Experience in flow automation (Python, C, C++, Gemini)
• Expertise in vendor tools such as PTPX, Ansys Power Artist, Synopsys Prime Power RTL
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 3-5 years of experience in RTL design and low-power design techniques
• Familiar with the concept of power management, retention, DVFS
• Experience with data science
• Familiar with CPU benchmarking, performance analysis and competitive study
• Demonstrated knowledge of CPU microarchitecture and system level

Mandatory Skills: VLSI Physical Place and Route

Experience: 8-10 Years

The expected compensation for this role ranges from $100,000 to $180,000 .

Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

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