Principal SoC Design Engineer

As Principal SoC Logic Design Engineer, you’ll design logic and build new microarchitecture in Ampere's hyper scaler CPUs. You’ll work with DV (Design Verification), SE (Silicon Engineering), and performance architecture to build best-in-class hardware optimized for cloud computing.

Ampere's competitive edge depends on building CPUs optimized for cloud workloads. It poses a unique challenge, gives us opportunities to innovate, and makes our jobs fun. Our team has a start-up attitude: plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, plenty of room for innovation. We also have great mentors: industry veteran architects and designers who know how to build leadership products. We don’t do micromanagement. We don’t require meetings to make every decision. And we have fun while we do it all. When you interview, ask our team members about lunch time runs, bouldering, gaming (both video and board), current trends in IPA brewing, painting, and the proper way to cut a doughnut.

What you’ll achieve:

You'll be responsible for micro-architectural exploration and RTL feature development for our SoC designs, optimized for power, performance, area and frequency. You’ll co-optimize your designs with performance modeling, verification, and implementation teams from inception to silicon. You’ll learn and grow from senior engineers as we continue to build the best team in the business. 

About you: 

• Minimum of 6 years of experience with high speed and high performance design
• Experience in high performance SOC internal bus architectures based on CHI and/or AMBA NoC style implementations
• High speed inter-die communication experience is a plus
• Experience optimizing RTL designs for high-speed timing and power 
• An innovative and creative mindset with a strong attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills with ability to create, measure, and evaluate tradeoffs between micro-architectural solutions to optimize for power, frequency and area
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and work collaboratively in a team to get things done in a fast-paced environment
• MS or BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

What we'll offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $135,400 and $225,600, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $146,300 and $243,800. We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week. Benefit highlights include:
• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

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