Ventana Micro Systems is at the forefront of the two hottest trends that are revolutionizing the semiconductor industry: RISC-V and Chiplet Architecture. The Processor Performance Engineer will be tasked to critically review design specifications, refine performance modeling infrastructure, and define applications and benchmarks to measure performance. The role involves analyzing and verifying performance characteristics at multiple levels of simulation and working with architects and the RTL design team to identify performance opportunities. Collaboration with the software team on optimization of key software libraries and compiler/toolchain guidelines is also a key aspect of the position.