Staff / Principal GPU Design Engineer

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Imagination Technologies Full time

The role

This position is a unique opportunity to exercise your hardware design skills on cutting edge designs within the prestigious PowerVR Hardware Graphics group. Here you will exercise your skills on key components that meet latest demands and improvements for graphics, with a keen focus on increased optimisation and performance per mm2 and per mW.

You will:

Be responsible for the investigation, specification, implementation and final delivery of our GPU micro-architecture componentsParticipate in the feasibility investigation of proposed micro-architecturesPerform deep analysis in order to produce solutions that meet the required frequency, power, area and performance requirements in collaboration with other team membersWork closely with the verification team to deliver high-quality RTL designs, supporting the creation of the relevant verification plan, closure and sign-offBe responsible for delivering the entire design flow from RTL coding to front-end implementation tasksBe responsible for the definition, effort estimation and tracking of your own workParticipate in design and verification reviews and recommend improvementsHave the opportunity to influence and advance our GPU design methodologyHave the opportunity to lead, coach and mentor other members of the teamUse leading edge integrated circuit verification techniques and methodologies such as formal property verification (FPV) working at both module level and the IP level 

About you

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You will:

Have a proven track record of on-time delivery of high-quality, low-power, high performance complex micro-architecture implementationsHave experience in independently driving micro-architecture exploration activities that conclude to tangible and appropriate design specificationsHave detailed knowledge on ASIC design methodologies, flows and toolsHave significant experience in RTL design optimisation techniques and the ability to balance or trade-off complexity/timing/area while being able to expertly justify the motivation behind such decisionsHave excellent understanding of verification challenges and be able to effectively support all verification activitiesExperience in synthesis, timing analysis and implementation techniquesBe able to plan, estimate and track your own workExperience working on multiple projects at one time The skill to be able to communicate technical issues both in written form and verbally

You might also have:

Graphics/GPU/CPU/SoC knowledgeExperience of floorplanning, place and route methodologiesKnowledge of SystemVerilog including classes (or similar language experience in writing assertions)Experience of verification methodologies including UVM or formal experienceSkill scripting in Python, TCL, Perl, C, C++ Experience

Who we are

At Imagination, we love innovating. We spend our time creating the graphics and AI chips that are at the core of your favourite electronic products, and we are expanding our IP portfolio to include RISC-V CPUs as part of our efforts to create the best Compute offering in the market. We have a no-compromise approach to making our technology as high performance and power-efficient as possible, all while being squeezed into the smallest space possible.

It’s this relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible that has led to Imagination powering more than 10 billion of the world’s most iconic electronic devices, from smartphones to smart TVs, from drones to self-driving cars.

We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.

So come join us if you're wanting that something more

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions.

As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology.



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