GlobalFoundries

Staff Engineer CPU IP Design Engineer

India · Work style not stated · Full time

Apply on the employer’s site ↗See how well you match this job

You apply directly with the employer. ROLIVA does not submit applications from this page and is not the employer.

About the role

Description from the employer’s posting. Check the employer’s page for the current version.

  • EmployerGlobalFoundries
  • LocationIndia
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

About MIPS @ GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies.
With the addition of the MIPS team, GF now offer a rich portfolio of RISC-V CPUs, especially AI-enabled processors for the Physical AI world.

Summary of Role:
We are seeking an experienced CPU IP Design Engineer. Responsible for Defining, leading and owning RTL development of our latest AI-enabled RISC-V CPU core. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the design including Functional Features, Performance, Power, and Area.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Drive the micro-architecture and design of critical blocks of the CPU core
  • Design of RISC-V Vector CPU core and its custom extensions
  • Design of AI-enabled Matrix engine to augment the Vector CPU
  • Explore high-performance strategies working with the CPU modeling team
  • Perform Microarchitecture development and specification- from early high-level architectural exploration, through microarchitectural research and arrive at detailed specifications
  • Configure Design Features Development, assessment, and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals
  • Perform Functional verification support and assist in the design verification strategy
  • Assist with the verification of RTL design performance goals
  • Partner with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power
Show full description

Other Responsibilities:
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

  • Hands-on working knowledge of the pipeline stages of an in-order or out-of-order high-performance CPU core
  • Thorough knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction techniques
  • Instruction scheduling, register renaming, Reorder Buffer (ROB)
  • Out-of-order execution
  • Integer and Floating-point execution
  • Load/Store execution
  • Instruction and Data Prefetch
  • Vector data path
  • Cache and memory subsystems
  • Knowledge of Cache coherency and memory consistency
  • Knowledge of System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL
  • Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
  • Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
  • Master’s with 4-7 years of experience, PhD 2-5 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with designing RISC-V, ARM, and/or MIPS CPU
  • Experience with Hardware multi-threading, virtualization, and SIMD designs
  • Experience with vector and matrix-enabled CPUs, preferably RISC-V processors.
  • Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
  • Understanding of low-power microarchitecture techniques
  • Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python
  • Understanding of CPU integration at SoC level
  • Understanding of Safety and Security microarchitecture

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard.

As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities.

All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regulations.

No Recruitment Fee Policy: GlobalFoundries is committed to ethical and transparent hiring practices. Candidates will not be charged any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Any request for payment related to a GlobalFoundries employment opportunity is unauthorized and should be reported immediately. All legitimate recruitment communications are conducted exclusively through official GlobalFoundries channels. To report concerns or suspected recruitment fraud, please contact our Ethics & Compliance Office at global.compliance@GlobalFoundries.com or visit our official website.

The Ethics & Compliance mailbox is not a recruitment channel. CVs/resumes submitted to this mailbox will not be reviewed, processed, or considered for employment opportunities. Please apply through the official GlobalFoundries careers site only.

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia

Staying safe while you apply

  • Never pay to apply, interview or accept an offer. ROLIVA never asks you for payment to apply to a job.
  • Apply only through the official “Apply on the employer’s site” button, on the employer’s own site, and check that a recruiter’s email uses that employer’s own domain rather than a free email address.
  • Be cautious of an offer made with no real interview, or pressure to decide quickly or share financial details early.

Does something look wrong with this listing? Use “Report broken link” in the role details, or read ROLIVA’s full job-safety guidance ↗.

Preparing for this role with ROLIVA

  • Check the fit.

    Compare the requirements with the experience you have confirmed, including gaps.

  • Prepare honestly.

    Build interview stories and application drafts from your own evidence.

  • Keep track.

    Save the role and record your own application status and follow-ups.

Create a free workspace or log in.

Software engineer jobs in India

ROLIVA currently lists 3154 open roles like this in India.

Employers hiring for this

  • Nagarro116 open roles
  • Cadence81 open roles
  • Okta61 open roles
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise60 open roles
  • NXP58 open roles

Top skills asked for

Listings whose description mentions each term. A mention is not a requirement.

At a glance

  • Employment typeFull time
  • SeniorityLead / Principal
  • Employer posted
  • Added to ROLIVA
  • Last checked

Skills in this posting

Skills ROLIVA found in the employer’s own description above. A mention is not a requirement.

Python

Explore similar roles

Similar jobs