IBM SENIOR LOGIC DESIGN ENGINEER – Core Load-Store Unit

Introduction
As a Hardware Developer at IBM you’ll get to work on the systems that are driving the quantum revolution and the AI era. Join an elite team of engineering professionals who enable IBM customers to make better decisions quicker on the most trusted hardware platform in today’s market.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture design and development of Processor Core Load-Store Execution unit for high-performance IBM Systems.
• Architect and design Load and Store pipelines D-Cache Address Translation Out of Order Execution of a high performance processor CPU
• Develop the features present the proposed architecture in the High level design discussions
• Estimate the overall effort to develop the feature.
• Estimate silicon area and wire usage for the feature.
• Develop micro-architecture Design RTL Collaborate with other Core units Verification DFT Physical design Timing FW SW teams to develop the feature
• Signoff the Pre-silicon Design that meets all the functional area and timing goals
• Participate in post silicon lab bring-up and validation of the hardware
• Lead a team of engineers guide and mentor team members represent as Logic Design Lead in global forums.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8 or more years of demonstrated experience in architecting and designing Load-Store Execution unit of CPU
• Hands on experience of implementing D-Cache Address Translation Memory Consistency handling Store ordering etc.
• Deep expertise in Out of Order Super Scalar Multi-Threaded Core Architecture and ISA
• Experience with high frequency instruction pipeline designs
• At least 1 generation of Processor Core silicon bring up experience
• In depth understanding of industry microprocessor designs (e.g. x86 ARM or RISC-V processor designs)
• Proficiency of RTL design with Verilog or VHDL
• Nice to haves
• Knowledge of instruction dispatch and Arithmetic units
• Knowledge of verification principles and coverage
• High-level knowledge of Linux operating system
• Knowledge of one object oriented language and scripting language
• Understanding of Agile development processes
• Experience with DevOps design methodologies and tools

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• none