CPU RTL Power Engineer
Core
CPU RTL Power Engineer responsible for power modeling, analysis, and optimization of high-performance, energy-efficient CPU designs.
Role type
Senior IC hardware engineer (CPU RTL power)
Builds
High-performance, low-power CPU designs
Domain
Semiconductor / CPU Design
Required skills
CPU RTL power modeling and estimation, active and idle power optimization, RTL clock gating, Verilog/VHDL, low-power simulation tools (PowerArtist, PTPX), logic design principles, Python/Perl scripting
Preferred skills
MS degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, low power minimization techniques, scripting languages (Perl/Python)
Technologies
PowerArtist, PTPX, Verilog, VHDL, Python, Perl
Responsibilities
Estimate/analyze RTL power for CPU modules and optimize power at various design stages; Create comprehensive CPU power models and analyze power/performance/area tradeoffs; Build scripts to automate power estimation/analysis flow and analyze HW throttling mechanisms.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
