Axelera AI is hiring a Logical Design Engineer

Axelera AI is hiring a Logical Design Engineer to join our team responsible for the micro-architecture and implementation of our in-house designed AI products. You will play a critical role in achieving the highest levels of performance and quality while driving innovation in our design and flows.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify and comprehend intricate design specifications and requirements.
• Architect and implement advanced micro-architectures from high-level specifications for silicon components, adhering to performance, power, and area (PPA) metrics.
• Employ industry-standard design tools and methodologies to craft and optimize digital logic circuits.
• Conduct block and system-level RTL coding, ensuring optimal PPA metrics.
• Integrate various IPs/Sub IPs into the top-level SoC.
• Perform static checks (lint, cdc, equivalence) to enhance RTL quality.
• Automate tasks using scripting for efficiency gains.
• Undertake comprehensive functional verification and collaborate with verification engineers to ensure design correctness.
• Actively engage in design reviews, contributing technical expertise to enhance overall design quality.
• Work collaboratively with physical design engineers to address design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) considerations.

What We're Looking For

• A degree in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience and proven expertise in silicon logical design.
• Successful track record in RTL coding and synthesis, digital design, SoC, and integration of 3rd-party IPs (PCIe, LPDDR).
• Fluency in Verilog.
• Mastery of industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for design and verification.
• Deep understanding of intricate digital design principles, covering clock domain crossing, low-power design, and timing closure.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Tcl for automation.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with architecture, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure comprehensive verification coverage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Comfortable working with a team spread across 15 countries.

Technical Stack

• Verilog
• Python, Shell, Tcl
• Industry-standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools

Team & Environment

You will join a company of 220+ employees, including 49+ PhDs, working in cross-functional teams covering architecture, verification, physical design, and software.

Benefits & Compensation

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

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role open to candidates in Leuven, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Eindhoven, Netherlands; Zurich, Switzerland; Florence, Italy; Milan, Italy; and Bristol, United Kingdom.

At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team.