Silicon Micro-Architect and RTL Designer

MatX

$120K — $500K+*
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Concept-to-silicon experience in ASIC and SOC design
  • 2+ years of experience with SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++
  • Production-proven micro-architecture experience in CPUs, GPUs, and accelerators
  • Experience working with verification teams to achieve performance goals
  • Hands-on with design synthesis, equivalence checking, and timing closure
  • Knowledge of DFT and physical design methodologies
  • Familiarity with verification and emulation platforms is a plus
  • Experience with silicon debugging and bring-up is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to silicon architecture-to-design methodology
  • Own subsystem or chip-level silicon design deliverables
  • Plan and drive intermediate and sign-off reviews
  • Collaborate with verification and physical design teams
  • Deliver high-performance, power, and area results

Benefits

  • Cash/equity mix with early exercise option
  • Company subsidized health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 4 weeks paid time off plus 12 company holidays
  • Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • $1,500 yearly for professional development
  • Team lunches, off-sites, and town halls
  • 401K with 5% company contribution
  • Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for expenses
  • Rideshare cost covered for commuting
  • $50 monthly perk allowance
  • Remote work support with tech setup reimbursement
Full Job Description
What You'll Do Here
  • Contribute to MatX's silicon architecture-to-design methodology with a scalable solution across blocks, subsystems, fullchip design
  • Own entire subsystem or subsets and/or chip-level silicon design deliverables from micro-architecture to sign-off ready design
  • Plan and drive intermediate and sign-off reviews on micro-architecture and design specifications, execution progress, area and timing closure towards various silicon milestones including design freeze and tapeout
  • Work closely with the verification, DFT, and physical design co-owners of the subsystem/block in question and deliver best-in-class performance-power-area results

Who You Are
  • Concept-to-silicon experience in driving silicon design for subsystems and/or top-level functions with ASICs and SOCs from an architecture specification to production silicon
  • 2 years or more experience with SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++ and similar scripting and programming languages for chip design and related flows
  • Production-proven experience on silicon micro-architecture and design concepts used in high-performance compute (CPUs, GPUs, accelerators), high-speed connectivity, memory management and related functionalities
  • Experience with testing your designs and working closely with verification teams towards performance and coverage closure goals
  • Hands-on experience with design synthesis, equivalence checking, design lint, clock-domain-crossing and related flows to take designs to high quality sign-off
  • Experience on DFT and physical design concepts and methodologies to achieve high test coverage and best-in-class timing, power and area for designs working with experts in these areas to take designs to sign-off
  • Familiarity with verification, emulation platforms and methodologies is a plus
  • Hands-on experience with participation in silicon debug and bring-up is a plus
  • This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday

Bonus Points If You Have
  • A huge plus if you have hands-on experience with silicon and firmware implementations of PCIe, HBM, DMA, Die-to-die subsystems.

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.
  • Early Career - $120,000 - $275,000 + equity
  • Mid Career - $175,000 - $450,000 + equity
  • Senior Career - $275,000 - $600,000 + equity

What We Offer
  • A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
  • Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don't)
  • Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
  • Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
  • Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
  • Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
  • Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don't!
  • Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
  • Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
  • MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
  • Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement

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