Hybrid Principal Engineer – Silicon Logical Design

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About the role

  • Principal Engineer responsible for leading silicon logical design for AI accelerators at Axelera AI. Delivering organisation-wide goals and driving innovation within a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical leadership across digital design organisation
  • Own and deliver organisation wide, multi year technical goals for AI accelerator SoCs
  • Define system-level architectures for AI accelerator SoCs aligned to long-term strategy
  • Drive system and micro-architecture specs through high-quality RTL implementation
  • Deliver large, high-risk programs under tight schedules
  • Lead validation, bring-up, debug, and silicon issue root-cause analysis
  • Partner across architecture, verification, physical design, software, product, and DFT
  • Set and enforce standards for RTL quality, reuse, and design reviews
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide direct, constructive feedback
  • Drive business outcomes through influence and cross-functional leadership
  • Communicate clearly, lead difficult decisions, and encourage bold, accountable execution

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in digital and logical design for complex SoCs with multiple successful tape outs
  • Strong expertise in RTL and micro architecture development (SystemVerilog and Verilog)
  • Experience with large scale SoC integration including CPUs, accelerators, memory subsystems, and interconnects
  • Solid understanding of performance, power, and area trade offs in advanced process nodes
  • Experience working closely with verification and physical design teams to achieve functional and timing closure
  • Track record of delivering organisation wide, multi year technical initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct management authority
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to operate at both strategic and hands on technical levels

Benefits

  • Attractive compensation package
  • Pension plan
  • Extensive employee insurances
  • Option to get company shares
  • Flexible working arrangement
  • Open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation
  • Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility

Job title

Principal Engineer – Silicon Logical Design

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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