Application Specific Integrated Circuit Design Engineer
CPU ASIC Design Engineer
Location: Cambridge (On-site, 5 days per week)
An exciting opportunity is available for a CPU ASIC Design Engineer to join a global industry leader at their largest UK office, based in Cambridge. You will join a highly respected engineering team working on next-generation products, including high-performance CPUs and GPUs, ultra-low-power IoT devices, and advanced wearables.
As a CPU ASIC Engineer, you will focus on CPU RTL development for high-performance, low-power systems. Working closely with chip architects, you will help define micro-architectures and contribute to early architectural and product-level decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the CPU modelling team to explore strategies for achieving high performance.
- Lead micro-architecture development and specification, from early architectural exploration through detailed design.
- Own RTL development, including design creation, refinement, and assessment to meet power, performance, area, and timing requirements.
- Support performance verification to ensure the RTL implementation meets defined performance targets.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver the design to physical implementation, ensuring compliance with timing, area, power, reliability, and testability goals.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of microprocessor architecture.
- Proficiency with Verilog and/or VHDL.
- Solid grasp of logic design principles, including timing and power considerations.
- Knowledge of low-power micro-architecture techniques.
- Understanding of high-performance CPU micro-architecture strategies and trade-offs.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
Compensation & Benefits
You can expect a competitive base salary, RSUs, and bonus. Visa sponsorship is available for engineers already based in the UK.