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Staff Principal Logical Design Engineer

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Graphcore

Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.

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About Graphcore

Graphcore (graphcore.ai) is a British semiconductor company building Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) for AI workloads. Founded in Bristol in 2016, it was acquired by SoftBank in 2024. It is a portfolio company of Molten Ventures.

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About the Role

You will produce micro-architecture specifications and RTL for AI compute chips as part of the logical design function. You will contribute to design infrastructure and flows, use EDA tools, perform block-level and chip-level checks, solve design issues through programming, and collaborate with physical design, verification, and DFT engineers.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
  • Digital design experience in a relevant industry
  • Strong competency in SystemVerilog or VHDL
  • Knowledge of digital design flows
  • Ability to solve design issues using Python or Tcl
  • Knowledge of processor design
  • Knowledge of application-specific blocks
  • Knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces
  • Experience with complex third-party IP integration
  • Knowledge of arithmetic pipeline design
  • Knowledge of floating-point design
  • Knowledge of design for test
  • Knowledge of synthesis, timing analysis, and logical equivalence

Responsibilities

  • Produce micro-architecture specifications and RTL for chips
  • Maintain communication between teams and sites
  • Contribute to shared design infrastructure and flows
  • Use EDA tools and design flows
  • Perform block-level and chip-level linting, synthesis, timing closure, CDC, RDC, and coverage checks
  • Collaborate with physical design, verification, and DFT teams

Benefits

  • Flexible working
  • Annual leave
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health cash plan
  • Dental plan
  • Pension with employer matching up to 5%
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Healthy food and snacks