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Sr Principal Engineer, CPU Design

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Austin, TX, USA
171K-296K Annually
Senior level
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Austin, TX, USA
171K-296K Annually
Senior level
Seeking a CPU RTL design engineer responsible for designing CPU functional blocks, collaborating with verification and physical design teams, and mentoring junior engineers.
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About 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 a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

Summary of Role:

We’re seeking a CPU RTL design engineer with prior experience in creating structural RTL for one of the following: CPU, GPU, DSP, Interconnects, memory controllers or compute accelerators.

As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of CPU functional blocks and implement RTL, and work with verification and physical design engineers to ensure adherence to functional and physical project requirements. You’ll also mentor junior engineers in the art of RTL design.

Our flexible hybrid work model—three days in the office, two remote—supports both in-person collaboration/mentoring and focused development time.

Join us and put your skills, insight, and passion to work to redefine what’s possible

Essential Responsibilities:

As a CPU design engineer you own or participate in the following:

· RTL design of one or many functional blocks based on the microarchitectural specification. Ownership includes the RTL design, implementation and convergence of the block to project requirements (performance, timing, power, area, schedule)

· Support of the verification team for test bench development, test plan development and test content development, including performance verification

· Work with physical design teams, and design for testability teams to implement and converge physical design and testability

Other Responsibilities:

Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

· Minimum BS and 20+ years of relevant industry experience

· Experience in structural data path and/or control logic design

· Experience in at least one area of CPU microarchitecture

· Experience with Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL

· Demonstrated debug capabilities with commercial simulators and wave viewing tools

· Experience in working with physical design team on convergence for PPA

· Good verbal and written communication skills to interface with performance modeling, verification and physical design team

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience with low power design techniques

· Experience using scripting languages and regular expressions

· Programming experience with assembly, C, or C++

Expected Salary Range

$171,000.00 - $296,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. 

 

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations. 

 

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory. 

 

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law 

GlobalFoundries Austin, Texas, USA Office

98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, United States, 78701

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