Staff Engineer AI/ML

GlobalFoundries • Austin, TX

1d • $106,000 - $205,000

About The Position

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With the addition of the MIPS team, GF now offer a rich portfolio of RISC-V CPUs, especially AI-enabled processors for the Physical AI world. We are seeking an experienced CPU IP Design Engineer. Responsible for Defining, leading and owning RTL development of our latest AI-enabled RISC-V CPU core. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the design including Functional Features, Performance, Power, and Area.

Requirements

• Hands-on working knowledge of the pipeline stages of an in-order or out-of-order high-performance CPU core
• Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas: Instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction techniques, Instruction scheduling, register renaming, Reorder Buffer (ROB), Out-of-order execution, Integer and Floating-point execution, Load/Store execution, Instruction and Data Prefetch, Vector data path, Cache and memory subsystems
• Knowledge of Cache coherency and memory consistency
• Knowledge of System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
• Master’s with 4-7 years of experience, PhD 2-5 years of work experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPU
• Experience with Hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs
• Experience with vector and matrix-enabled CPUs, preferably RISC-V processors.
• Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
• Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques
• Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python
• Understanding of CPU integration at SoC level
• Understanding of Safety and Security microarchitecture

Responsibilities

• Drive the micro-architecture and design of critical blocks of the CPU core
• Design of RISC-V Vector CPU core and its custom extensions
• Design of AI-enabled Matrix engine to augment the Vector CPU
• Explore high-performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team
• Perform Microarchitecture development and specification- from early high-level architectural exploration, through microarchitectural research and arrive at detailed specifications
• Configure Design Features
• Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals
• Perform Functional verification support and assist in the design verification strategy
• Assist with the verification of RTL design performance goals
• Partner with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Benefits

• GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential.
• GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people.
• All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law
• 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