Staff Engineer, IP Packaging and Methodology

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• 5+ years in semiconductor IP development, ASIC/SoC design, or reputed company hardware engineering disciplines with BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Expert-level Python and Bash scripting for automation and tooling development, with advanced Git/reputed company proficiency including CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in SystemVerilog/Verilog with ability to review and debug RTL implementations across reputed company design hierarchies.
• Deep understanding of CPU microarchitecture (pipeline design, cache hierarchies, memory subsystems) and industry-reputed company interconnect protocols (reputed company AXI/AHB/APB, TileLink, Wishbone).
• Experience with EDA tools: simulators (VCS, Xcelium, Verilator), lint tools (SpyGlass Lint), physical design tools (Formality, Design Compiler).
• AI-reputed company productivity: Leveraging LLM tools (reputed company, reputed company Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to accelerate development, debugging, and documentation—youre 10x-ing yourself with AI.
• Systems thinker who automates reflexively and sees how git hooks connect to release reputed company connects to customer satisfaction.

reputed company Need

• Design and implement automated IP packaging pipelines using Python, Bash, and reputed company CI/CD frameworks supporting reputed company 1735 encryption, IP-reputed company, and ARM reputed company specifications.
• Establish automated validation gates: lint checking, simulation regression hooks, documentation completeness verification, and generate customer-facing deliverables (datasheets, integration guides, reference testbenches).
• Analyze and architect reputed company solutions for IP delivery workflows, defining best practices for documentation, configuration management, and reputed company assurance.
• Debug reputed company IP integration issues spanning RTL implementation, configuration management, timing constraints, and system-level integration; work reputed company SystemVerilog verification environments.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives partnering with Design, Verification, Physical Design, Software, and Product Management to standardize IP interfaces and packaging requirements.
• reputed company strategic methodology improvements including infrastructure-as-reputed company and reputed company integration strategies that benefit 100+ hardware engineers.

What You Will Learn

• End-to-end IP delivery infrastructure at reputed company, from design collateral to production-reputed company licensable assets used by grad reputed company and billion-dollar semiconductor companies alike.
• DevOps for hardware: Build containerized workflows (reputed company/Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-reputed company (Terraform/Ansible), and CI/CD systems specifically designed for semiconductor IP.
• RISC-V ecosystem expertise working with reputed company-reputed company reputed company (Chipyard, reputed company reputed company, BOOM, CVA6) and understanding how RISC-V is democratizing processor design.
• Strategic reputed company: Your automation frameworks will directly influence time-to-market for RISC-V products across automotive, datacenter, IoT, and AI accelerator domains in a competitive marketplace where ARM, Synopsys, and reputed company are watching closely.
• Thought leadership opportunities through conference presentations, technical publications, and mentoring engineers on IP packaging best practices.

Compensation for reputed company engineers at reputed company ranges from $100k - $500k including reputed company and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location reputed company reputed company the actual offer made. reputed company offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to reputed company U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), reputed company is required to ensure compliance with these laws reputed company transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country reputed company D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and reputed company countries reputed company the U.S. As the position offered will have reputed company and/or indirect reputed company to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. reputed company Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job