Sr. Principal Front-End Design Automation Engineer

About the role

Ampere is a semiconductor design company focused on high-performance, energy-efficient AI compute. As a pioneer in energy-efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

As a Sr. Principal Front-End Design Automation (EDA/DevOps) Engineer, you will partner strategically with Ampere’s RTL and Verification organizations to improve pre-silicon productivity through scalable automation, systems, and platform capabilities. You will lead cross-functional initiatives across hardware, software, and IT, and provide expert guidance on EDA tooling and Ampere flows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance for EDA tools and Ampere design and verification flows, establishing standards and mechanisms to improve productivity and reliability.
• Collaborate with RTL design and verification teams to define and deploy improved methods of work.
• Architect, document, deploy, and administer custom Ampere automation and services that streamline RTL design and verification and reduce cycle time and operational overhead.
• Enable and support EDA tools used for RTL design and verification, including SystemVerilog simulation, Lint, CDC, RDC, UPF, and debug.
• Partner with IT, EDA vendors, RTL design, and verification teams to deliver high-performance, efficient solutions.
• Drive AI-enabled automation for design and verification.
• Automate end-to-end workflows across on-prem and cloud, and scale infrastructure to improve design quality and expand AI impact in verification and design.

How to apply

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Key facts

• The role partners with Ampere’s RTL and Verification organizations to improve pre-silicon productivity.
• The work includes EDA tools for RTL design and verification, such as SystemVerilog simulation, Lint, CDC, RDC, UPF, and debug.
• The role drives AI-enabled automation for design and verification.