<h2><strong>About Graphcore</strong></h2>
<p>At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.</p>
<p>We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.</p>
<p>As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.</p>
<p>To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.</p>
<p>We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.</p>
<p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p>
<p>Working within the Logical Design team, the Staff/Principal Silicon Logical Design Engineer is responsible for a wide range of logical design tasks which require working closely with other engineers within the Silicon department. This person is responsible for helping the team deliver high quality micro-architecture specifications and RTL for Graphcore chips, and assisting the rest of the Silicon teams to ensure we can meet the company objectives for silicon delivery.</p>
<p><strong>The Team</strong></p>
<p>The Logical Design team sits within the Silicon team. We are responsible for delivering the micro-architecture and RTL design to implement the chip architecture specification for Graphcore Silicon.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities and Duties</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Being part of the Logical Design team, producing high quality micro-architecture specification and RTL for Graphcore chips</li>
<li>Ensuring good communication between different teams and across multiple sites</li>
<li>Contributing to shared design infrastructure and flows</li>
<li>Using EDA tools and the Graphcore design flow to design innovative technologies</li>
<li>Contributing to block-level and chip-level checks and auditing (Linting, Synthesis, Timing Closure, CDC, RDC, Coverage)</li>
<li>Working closely with Physical Design, Verification and DFT teams</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Essential skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject</li>
<li>Digital design experience in a relevant industry</li>
<li>Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player</li>
<li>Ability to work across teams and finding solutions to problems</li>
<li>Ability to solve design issues through programming, e.g. Python, Tcl</li>
<li>Strong competency in SystemVerilog or VHDL</li>
<li>Knowledge of digital design flows</li>
<li>Capable of managing time and priorities</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Processor design</li>
<li>Application specific blocks</li>
<li>High-speed serial interfaces</li>
<li>Complex third-party IP integration</li>
<li>Experience leading teams</li>
<li>Arithmetic pipeline design</li>
<li>Floating-point design</li>
<li>Design for test</li>
<li>Synthesis</li>
<li>Timing Analysis</li>
<li>Logical Equivalence</li>
<li>Project Planning</li>
<li>Power Integrity</li>
<li>Silicon transistor knowledge</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2>
<p>In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.</p>
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