Senior Silicon Engineer
Core
Lead the full journey of a custom XPU from FPGA prototype through tapeout and bring-up, setting technical direction across architecture, RTL, verification, and tooling.
Role type
Senior IC silicon engineer (XPU/AI accelerator)
Builds
Custom XPU silicon (FPGA prototypes and ASICs)
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design / AI accelerators
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SystemVerilog, Verilog, FPGA design, ASIC tapeout, microarchitecture, timing closure, CDC verification, hardware flow automation (Python/Tcl/Make/Nix), pipelining, clock/reset design
Preferred skills
AI kernel implementation, high-speed interface design, formal verification, UVM, cocotb, firmware, systems programming
Responsibilities
Lead FPGA prototype development and optimization; Design and review RTL for first ASIC; Build lint, simulation, synthesis, timing, and verification flows; Make architecture decisions for compute datapaths, memory systems, interconnect, and control logic; Drive design through tapeout, bring-up, and delivery milestones; Grow and mentor the silicon team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC