Sr Principal Design Engineer

GlobalFoundries • Austin, TX

1d • $171,000 - $296,000

About The Position

MIPS, a GlobalFoundries company, is seeking a seasoned CPU microarchitect with hands-on RTL development experience and a track record of technical leadership. MIPS is at the forefront of shaping the future of compute architecture with advanced IP that powers a wide range of applications. The team focuses on designing scalable, energy-efficient solutions that meet demanding power, performance, and area goals. The team's expertise spans architecture, performance modeling, design, verification, implementation, and software optimization. They foster a collaborative environment with a culture of mutual respect, valuing diverse perspectives and practical experience. As a CPU microarchitect, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of critical design challenges, mentor colleagues, and contribute to innovations that will define the next generation of MIPS computing solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum BS and 15+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with CPU microarchitecture, in at least one of the following areas: instruction fetch, branch prediction, instruction decode, instruction scheduling, out of order execution, register renaming, integer or floating point execution, exception handling, load/store execution, cache design, or memory management unit
• Experience with Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL
• Experience with commercial simulators and debugging tools
• Expert in logic design

Nice To Haves

• Experience with timing, power and area trade-offs in CPU microarchitecture
• Experience with high performance CPU microarchitecture techniques
• Experience with ISAs such as RISC-V, ARM-v8, or x86
• Experience using scripting languages and regular expressions
• Programming experience with assembly, C, or C++
• Experience with emulators is a plus

Responsibilities

• Creation of a microarchitectural specification for a major block from early exploration through micro architectural definition in conjunction with the performance modeling team and arriving at a detailed specification
• RTL design of the major functional block, including design definition, implementation, and convergence of the block to project requirements (performance, timing, power, area, schedule)
• Support of the verification team for test bench development, test plan development, and test content development, including performance verification
• Work with physical design teams, and design for testability teams to implement and converge physical design and testability

Benefits

• GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
• We shape what's essential
• At GlobalFoundries you will find a vibrant work environment where collaboration and innovation thrive.
• Our diverse and global team shares a culture of respect and inclusivity, representing the best in the industry.
• We celebrate success together and are united by our dedication to excellence and our desire to improve and empower the world.

What This Job Offers

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