CPU Power Engineer

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We are looking for a strong candidate to join our CPU team focusing on power budgeting, analysis, and identification of recovery opportunities at the cross-section of micro-architecture, RTL, physical design, and technology in high performance designs.

DescriptionAs a CPU Power Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Analyze and estimate the power impact of implementing new micro-architectural features
• Generate power rollups and projected estimates from initial to mature net lists through the lifecycle of a project
• Analyze power contributions to generate opportunities for recovery in physical implementation as well as RTL
• Create power projections factoring in expected cost of convergence and implementation and refine the processPreferred QualificationsPerl/Python and TCL scripting experience from industry usageExperience with CPU architecture and implementationThe ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to micro-architecture, physical implementation, auto place and route tools, STA, spice, logic design, and device physicsKnowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications for high performance and high frequency designsCMOS circuit design and analysis skillsExperience with industry standard power analysis tools like PrimePower and PowerArtistMinimum QualificationsMinimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience\