System IP MicroArchitect

This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 10000000 (ie INR 25 - 100 LPA)

Min Experience: 8+ years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a System IP uArchitect (Staff/Senior Staff Engineer) to work on the architecture and micro-architecture of next-generation SoC infrastructure IPs.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• High-level architecture and micro-architecture development.
• Build design prototypes for advanced IPs and validate proof-of-concept algorithms.
• Perform early analysis on power, area, latency, and architectural trade-offs.
• Work across SoC infrastructure including high-speed interconnects, bus protocols, memory technologies, and power architecture.
• Collaborate with Performance Modeling teams to prototype new IP ideas and with Silicon teams to analyze previous products and competitive solutions.
• Guide Design, Verification, and Engineering teams for successful IP implementation and commercialization.
• Work with Software teams on post-silicon tuning for performance and power optimization.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IP architecture, micro-architecture, or hardware design.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture.
• Expertise in one or more of the following: DDR, Interconnects, SoC Power Management, Clock/Reset, Compression, Encryption, or ECC.
• Good understanding of ARM architecture, including coherency, security, bus interconnects, and architecture evolution.
• Experience with Verilog and digital logic design, including timing, area, and power implications.
• Knowledge of AHB, AXI, ACE, ACE-Lite, and CHI protocols.
• Good understanding of concurrency, bandwidth, latency, and system-level architecture.
• Experience with UVM and test plan development is an added advantage.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
  

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required. Master's or PhD is preferred.

Must-have skills

soc, microarchitecture, ARM Architecture