Processor Logic Design Engineer

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- You will be working on the high-performance CPU of IBM Systems.
- Responsible for Designing any of the logic blocks in the Core pipeline like Instruction Fetch & Decode, Instruction Sequencing, Integer and Vector execution blocks, Memory Management logic, Load & Store units, Caches, Coherency logic etc.

- 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
- Guide and mentor team members, represent as Logic Design team member in global forums.

- 6-10 or more years of demonstrated experience in logic design of any of the Logic blocks in Core pipeline like Instruction Fetch & Decode, Out-of-Order, Integer or Vector Execution, Load & Store, Memory Management, Caches, Coherency logic of CPU.
- Experience with solving timing, power, area and performance issues in high speed design of CPU.

- At least 1 generation of Processor Core silicon bring up experience

- Good understanding of multiple facets of Microprocessor Designs (e.g., x86, ARM, or RISC-V processor designs)

- Proficiency of RTL design with Verilog or VHDL

- Working knowledge of verification principles

            - Ability to read and understand Physical design reports for solving Timing, Area, Power and Performance issues through logic design changes.

            - 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

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