Senior Silicon Engineer
Core
Lead silicon design for an AI accelerator, taking designs from FPGA prototypes through ASIC tapeout and bring-up.
Role type
Senior IC silicon engineer (AI accelerator)
Builds
AI accelerator chips
Domain
Semiconductor / AI Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SystemVerilog, Verilog, FPGA design, ASIC design, RTL design, microarchitecture, pipelining, timing closure, CDC verification, Python, Tcl, Make, Nix, UVM, cocotb
Preferred skills
formal verification, high-speed interfaces, firmware, systems-level hardware drivers
Technologies
SystemVerilog, Verilog, Python, Tcl, Make, Nix, UVM, cocotb
Responsibilities
Lead FPGA prototype development and optimization; Design and review synthesizable RTL for an ASIC; Build and improve lint, simulation, synthesis, timing, and verification flows; Make architecture decisions across compute datapaths, memory systems, on-chip interconnect, and control logic; Drive design through tapeout, bring-up, and delivery milestones; Mentor teammates and help grow the silicon engineering team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
