(Sr. / Staff) NPU Design Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Develop design requirements for an NPU based on system-level specifications.
• Being part of modelling the performance of the NPU module and its data transaction throughput.
• Microarchitecture design and RTL coding using Verilog / System Verilog HDL for various sub-blocks of the NPU.
• Understanding the mathematics of different convolution operators including different arithmetic formats (fixed point and floating point)
• Estimate, measure and optimize PPA (Performance / Power / Area) to meet key objectives and results.
• Optimizing micro-architecture design for low power and area is required.
• Work closely with verification engineers to ensure comprehensive testing and debug any issues.
• Support integration into the overall system, conducting design checks, and addressing lint / timing / CDC issues.
• Collaborate with software teams to assist in compiler and toolchain development and their debugging.
• Produce clear and concise design documentation.

Requirements

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Deep learning

RISC

Computer Engineering

RTL Coding

ARM

GPU

Digital Design

UVM

RTL Design

SoC

Microarchitecture

DSP

System Verilog

Verilog

Electrical Engineering