Axelera AI is hiring a Logical Design Engineer to join our team responsible for the micro-architecture and implementation of our in-house designed AI products. You will play a critical role in achieving the highest levels of performance and quality while driving innovation in our design and flows.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify and comprehend intricate design specifications and requirements.
- Architect and implement advanced micro-architectures from high-level specifications for silicon components, adhering to performance, power, and area (PPA) metrics.
- Employ industry-standard design tools and methodologies to craft and optimize digital logic circuits.
- Conduct block and system-level RTL coding, ensuring optimal PPA metrics.
- Integrate various IPs/Sub IPs into the top-level SoC.
- Perform static checks (lint, cdc, equivalence) to enhance RTL quality.
- Automate tasks using scripting for efficiency gains.
- Undertake comprehensive functional verification and collaborate with verification engineers to ensure design correctness.
- Actively engage in design reviews, contributing technical expertise to enhance overall design quality.
- Work collaboratively with physical design engineers to address design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) considerations.
What We're Looking For
- A degree in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience and proven expertise in silicon logical design.
- Successful track record in RTL coding and synthesis, digital design, SoC, and integration of 3rd-party IPs (PCIe, LPDDR).
- Fluency in Verilog.
- Mastery of industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for design and verification.
- Deep understanding of intricate digital design principles, covering clock domain crossing, low-power design, and timing closure.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Tcl for automation.
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with architecture, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure comprehensive verification coverage.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Comfortable working with a team spread across 15 countries.
Technical Stack
- Verilog
- Python, Shell, Tcl
- Industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools
Team & Environment
You will join a company of 220+ employees, including 49+ PhDs, working in cross-functional teams covering architecture, verification, physical design, and software.
Benefits & Compensation
- Attractive compensation package.
- Pension plan.
- Extensive employee insurances.
- Option to get company shares.
- Open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation.
- Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role open to candidates in Leuven, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Eindhoven, Netherlands; Zurich, Switzerland; Florence, Italy; Milan, Italy; and Bristol, United Kingdom.
At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team.
