GPU Hardware Design Engineer

Overview

Join the Imagination Technologies team as a Staff GPU Hardware Design Engineer. You’ll leverage your silicon design skills on cutting‑edge technology, contributing to foundational building blocks for market‑leading Graphics Processors and next‑generation mobile, smart and connected devices.

• Collaborate with design, verification and validation teams to develop advanced silicon solutions.
• Prepare detailed microarchitecture design specifications and execution plans aligned with project goals.
• Perform in‑depth analysis and optimization of complex circuits, balancing frequency speed, area, power and performance.
• Participate in design reviews, providing insightful recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain and enhance the design environment while tracking and resolving design bugs.
• Mentor and support graduate engineers and early‑career team members, helping them navigate challenges and learn best practices.
• Contribute to training programs, knowledge sharing sessions and technical guidance for junior team members.
• Leverage the latest techniques, tools and technologies in silicon design.
• Plan, schedule and complete assigned tasks within deadlines.
• Present technical findings effectively and communicate regularly with cross‑functional team members.

Committed to making 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 oriented and a world‑class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

• Solid knowledge of digital integrated circuit design techniques and methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience in RTL design at IP or SoC level using System Verilog.
• Proficiency in optimizing circuit designs and balancing key trade‑offs for performance metrics.
• Expertise in ASIC or FPGA design tools and environments.
• Exposure to formal proof methodology for capturing design intent.
• Strong analytical skills, responsibility and problem‑solving capabilities.

• Knowledge of CPU, DSP, or FPU architectures and debugging/testing strategies.
• Hands‑on experience with ASIC, FPGA and physical design tools (P&R).
• Proficiency in C, System
  
  C, C++, Python, Perl or TCL.
• Knowledge of place and route methodologies.
• Understanding of verification requirements through specification analysis.
• Experience in GPU/CPU design and associated methodologies such as UVM.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken, in English.

Imagination is a UK‑based company that creates silicon and software IP designed to give its customers an edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU and AI technologies enable outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), fast time‑to‑market and lower total cost of ownership. Products based on Imagination IP are used by billions of people worldwide in smartphones, cars, homes and workplaces.

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