Application Specific Integrated Circuit Design Engineer

An exciting opportunity is available for a CPU ASIC Design Engineer to join a global industry leader at their largest UK office, based in Cambridge. You will join a highly respected engineering team working on next-generation products, including high-performance CPUs and GPUs, ultra-low-power IoT devices, and advanced wearables.

As a CPU ASIC Engineer, you will focus on CPU RTL development for high-performance, low-power systems. Working closely with chip architects, you will help define micro-architectures and contribute to early architectural and product-level decisions throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the CPU modelling team to explore strategies for achieving high performance
• Lead micro-architecture development and specification, from early architectural exploration through detailed design
• Own RTL development, including design creation, refinement, and assessment to meet power, performance, area, and timing requirements
• Support performance verification to ensure the RTL implementation meets defined performance targets
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver the design to physical implementation, ensuring compliance with timing, area, power, reliability, and testability goals

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of microprocessor architecture
• Proficiency with Verilog and/or VHDL
• Solid grasp of logic design principles, including timing and power considerations
• Knowledge of low-power micro-architecture techniques
• Understanding of high-performance CPU micro-architecture strategies and trade-offs
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Python

Compensation & benefits

You can expect a competitive base salary, RSUs, and bonus. Visa sponsorship is available for engineers already based in the UK.