Senior Silicon Engineer

Silicon Logical Design Engineer

Multiple roles across different levels

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing.

Working within the logical design team, the silicon logical design engineer is responsible for a wide range of logical design tasks. The team is responsible for delivering the Microarchitecture and RTL design to implement the chip architecture specification for Graphcore Silicon, working closely with other engineers within the Silicon team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping the team deliver high quality micro-architecture and RTL for Graphcore chips, working within the logical design team and with the broader Silicon team to ensure we meet the company objectives for Silicon delivery.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Producing high quality microarchitecture and RTL for Graphcore chips.

• Ensuring good communication between sites

• Contributing to shared design infrastructure and flows

• Using EDA tools and the Graphcore design flow to design in cutting edge technologies

• Leading and/or contributing to final chip level checks and auditing

• Providing feedback to Physical Design, Verification and DFT teams

Essential skills:

• Logical design experience in relevant industry

• Experience range 4-8 years in Semiconductor Industry/Product development exposure.

• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player

• Ability to work across teams and debugging issues seen to find root causes

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject

• Ability to program, required to solve design issues, e.g. Python, Tcl

• SystemVerilog

• Knowledge of digital design flows

Desirable skills:

• Processor design

• Application specific blocks

• High-speed serial interfaces

• Complex third-party IP integration

• Arithmetic pipeline design

• Floating-point design

• Design for test

• Synthesis

• Timing Analysis

• Project Planning

• Power Integrity

• Silicon transistor

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.