RTL Developer — AI ASIC Accelerator

We are looking for a Senior ASIC Design Engineer to own the end-to-end design of critical AI ASIC subsystems – from PLLs and compute clusters to interconnects and multi-die orchestration. The RTL you create will become production silicon, powering real-world AI workloads faster and more efficiently. In this role, every microsecond, watt, and millimeter directly impacts AI economics at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design of complex ASIC subsystems, including specification, architectural exploration, IP evaluation/selection, integration, verification planning, and post-silicon validation.
• Drive architecture and micro-architecture trade-offs across features, performance, power, and area.
• Define clean interfaces and deliver production-quality RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Implement and verify designs at both block and subsystem levels (using UVM/formal as needed); set coverage goals and drive sign-off.
• Define constraints and close timing: author SDC, run STA (setup/hold, OCV/derates), perform CDC/RDC analysis, and collaborate with PD on floorplanning and CTS.
• Perform simulation and emulation (FPGA/emulator), debug waveforms/logs, and correlate pre- and post-silicon behaviour.
• Define and implement DFT/DFD strategies (scan, MBIST/LBIST, boundary scan/JTAG); support ATPG and test bring-up.
• Maintain high code quality with lint, CDC/RDC, LEC, and synthesis-friendly design practices; manage ECOs where necessary.
• Build automation flows: develop Tcl/PrimeTime scripts for skew analysis, clocking, and core-to-IO interfaces (PCIe, 400GE, UCIe).
• Write clear specifications, micro-architecture docs, and user guides for downstream engineering teams.

Collaboration

You will work closely with:

• Silicon architects shaping next-generation AI compute platforms.
• Verification engineers ensuring design robustness.
• Firmware and Linux driver engineers building the software stack.
• Security teams protecting customer assets.
• Compiler and ML framework teams optimizing workload mapping.
• System validation engineers ensuring enterprise-grade reliability.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in RTL design and ASIC development.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Hands-on experience across the entire chip development lifecycle.
• Proven expertise in complex IP integration (e.g., multi-core CPUs, NoCs, GPUs/NPUs, or high-speed interfaces like PCIe, 100/400G Ethernet, UCIe).
• Experience writing specifications and converting them into robust designs.
• Deep understanding of multiple clock domains and asynchronous interfaces.
• Familiarity with AMBA bus protocols (AXI, AHB, APB).
• Experience in power and clock management design.
• Proficiency with formal equivalency checking (RTL ↔ Netlist).
• Experience with DFT implementation.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)

• Understanding of AI accelerator architectures (systolic arrays, dataflow, tiling).
• Experience with memory bandwidth optimization and HBM/GDDR integration.
• Exposure to first-silicon bring-up with real AI workloads.
• Strong scripting skills (Tcl, Python) for automation and timing/debug flows.

What This Person Brings

• Deep RTL Mastery: 7+ years of building and shipping production-quality RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Subsystem Ownership: Has taken IP or subsystems from spec → RTL → timing closure → silicon validation.
• IP Integration Experience: Worked with complex IPs like CPUs, NoCs, GPUs/NPUs, or high-speed I/O (PCIe, 400GE, UCIe).
• Timing & Debugging Skills: Knows how to close timing, write constraints (SDC), run STA, and debug across FPGA/emulation and silicon.
• Breadth Across the Flow: Comfortable with DFT/DFD, power/clock domains, CDC/RDC, and automation scripting.
• AI Accelerator Insight (bonus): Exposure to systolic arrays, dataflow architectures, and high-bandwidth memory subsystems (HBM/GDDR).

Please contact Mano Caderamanpulle for a full discussion.