Silicon Logical Design Engineer

About Us

Axelera AI stands at the forefront of the semiconductor industry driving advancements in artificial intelligence acceleration.

In just over 2 years we’ve assembled a team of over 140 brilliant engineers developers and business experts from across the globe. Guided by the brightest minds in the AI sphere and supported by renowned innovation leaders like IMEC we've secured a total of US$50 million in funding.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.

Location

We offer a flexible working arrangement with the option to work from or relocate near an Axelera AI office (Leuven in Belgium Eindhoven in the Netherlands Zurich in Switzerland Milan in Italy or Bristol in the United Kingdom) or collaborate fully remotely from any European/nearby country.

Position Overview

We are seeking an adept Silicon Logical Design Engineer to augment our hardware design team at Axelera.AI . In this pivotal role you will be instrumental in crafting sophisticated silicon solutions that underpin our AI-driven products.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to elucidate and comprehend intricate design specifications and requirements.

- Architect and implement advanced micro-architectures from high-level specifications for silicon components meticulously adhering to performance power and area (PPA) metrics.

- Employ industry-standard design tools and methodologies to fashion and optimize digital logic circuits.

- Conduct block and system-level RTL coding ensuring optimal performance power and area (PPA) metrics.

- Integrate various IPs/Sub IPs into the top-level SoC.

- Perform static checks (lint cdc equivalence checks) to enhance the quality of the RTL.

- Automate tasks using scripting for efficiency gains.

- Undertake comprehensive functional verification and collaborate closely with verification engineers to ensure the correctness of the design.

- Actively engage in design reviews contributing technical expertise to enhance overall design quality.

- Work collaboratively with physical design engineers to address design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) considerations.

Requirements:

- Advanced degree (Master's/Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related field.

- Extensive experience and proven expertise in silicon logical design with a successful track record in RTL coding and synthesis digital design SoC and integration of 3rd-party IPs (PCIe LPDDR) with fluency in Verilog.

- Mastery of industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for design and verification.

- Deep understanding of intricate digital design principles covering clock domain crossing low-power design and timing closure.

- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python TCL) for automation and advanced tool scripting.

- Experience with FPGA prototyping and emulation tools is highly advantageous.

- Exceptional analytical problem-solving and debugging skills.

- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.

- Fluency in English.

What we  offer

This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic fast-growing international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package including a pension plan extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.

At Axelera AI we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.