Staff/Principal CPU Design Engineer

Staff/Principal CPU Design Engineer
Location: Cambridge, UK
Job Overview:
CPU Design Engineers are responsible for innovation and development of modern microprocessors.
For Principal CPU Design Engineer we are seeking a dedicated, versatile individual with strong technical leadership and in-depth understanding across multiple aspects of CPU design.
Responsibilities:
Your role will be to define and build hardware RTL designs for low-power and area efficiency, to write and review documentation, to provide planning, tracking and reporting in order to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of CPU IP.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on proficiency with System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL HDL for RTL design
• Expertise in synthesizable design that achieve area, frequency and power targets; ability to make judgements on functionality and performance trade-offs
• Track record of writing specifications and documentation describing complex designs
• Capacity to own all stages of a project, from start to completion: concept, specification, implementation and testing, support
• Proven technical and/or team leadership skills
• Practical experience of working on microprocessor designs

‘Nice to Have’ Skills and Experience:

• Working knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
• Mentoring team members
• Knowledge of scripting eg Python, Perl or unix shell scripting
• Knowledge of assembly language (preferably ARM), C/C++ and/or hardware verification languages e.g. SystemVerilog