Principal VLSI Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Sunnyvale, CA

38d • Hybrid

About The Position

Principal VLSI Engineer This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Job Family Definition: Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies and evaluates VLSI components and hardware systems. Determines architecture and logic design, design verification through software developed for component and system simulation and builds physical implementations through development of multidimensional designs involving the layout of complex integrated circuits. Analyzes designs to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results to enable prototype and production VLSI solutions. May direct support personnel in the preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication. Management Level Definition: Contributions have visible technical impact on a product or major subcomponent. Applies in-depth professional knowledge and innovative ideas to solve complex problems. Visible contributions improve time-to-market, achieve cost reductions, or satisfy current and future unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology area applying innovative principles and ideas. Provides technical leadership for significant project/program work. Leads or participates in cross-functional initiatives and contributes to mentorship and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required (Master’s strongly desired) with 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical/ problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated skills in leading and implementing high performance subsystems from specification to final netlist.
• Knowledge of Computer Architecture/networking protocols through prior work is strongly desired.
• Strong coding skills in Verilog/System Verilog through previous work experience are necessary.
• Knowledge of synthesis/lint and other tools used in typical ASIC development process is highly desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills is necessary.
• Knowledge of Perl/Python is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Architect complex modules and subsystems used in high performance networking chips.
• Write detailed functional as well as the micro-architecture specification for your module with that meet the power/area/performance targets.
• Implement the design using Verilog or System Verilog
• Write functional coverage/SVA to help verification catch corner case bugs.
• Make sure your module meets the power targets by using state-of-the-art power reduction techniques during architecture and implementation phases.
• Work with Physical design team for timing closure.
• Fix timing in RTL to meet the frequency target.
• Collaborate with the Verification team to make sure your block is fully validated.
• Show leadership and provide guidance to new college-grad/junior engineers and interns.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level