Principal Design Engineer

2 days ago


San Jose, California, United States MIPS Technologies Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Principal Design Engineer - Microarchitect to lead and own RTL development of one or more modules of a high-performance CPU core. The ideal candidate will have hands-on working knowledge of the pipeline stages of an in-order or out-of-order high-performance CPU core and be responsible for all aspects of the design including Performance, Power, and Area.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive the micro-architecture and design of a critical CPU block or multiple blocks of a CPU core
  • Explore high-performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team
  • Perform Microarchitecture development and specification- from early high-level architectural exploration, through microarchitectural research and arrive at detailed specifications
  • Configure Design Features Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals
  • Perform Functional verification support and assist in the design verification strategy
  • Assist with the verification of RTL design performance goals
  • Partner with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power
Requirements
  • Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction
  • Instruction scheduling and register renaming
  • Out-of-order execution
  • Integer and Floating-point execution
  • Load/Store execution, prefetching
  • Cache and memory subsystems
  • Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL
  • Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
  • Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
  • MS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 10+ years or BS degree with 15+ years of practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPU
  • Experience with Hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs
  • Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
  • Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques
  • Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python
What We Offer

MIPS Technologies offers a competitive total rewards package, including a base salary range of $225,000 - $285,000 a year, equity, and discretionary bonuses. We also provide comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits.

At MIPS, you'll be part of a fast-growing team of technologists creating the industry's highest performance RISC-V processors. You'll have a great deal of autonomy, with support from experienced CPU engineers, and an unlimited growth path.



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