Overview
Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider,ย is seekingย to hireย an exceptionalย Principalย Logic Design Engineerย to joinย ourย Silicon IP (SIP)ย teamย inย Hillsboro, Oregon.ย Candidates will be joiningย some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop productsย that make data faster and safer.ย
In this role, the candidate will be reporting to the Director of Engineering as an individual contributor.ย As aย Principal Logic Design Engineer, youย will play a pivotal role inย theย micro-architecture andย design of ourย next-ย generationย high performance andย cutting-edgeย memory controllers for data centers and AI applications.ย This is a fast-growing market with high demand from tier-1 customers which gives ample opportunity for innovation and differentiation. If you like challenges and want to make a technical difference in the memory landscape during these exciting times in the semiconductor industry, this is the right opportunity for you.ย
Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.ย
Responsibilities
- Ownย micro-architectureย definitionย and RTL designย for critical blocks such as schedulers, command pipelines, coherency/ordering logic and system interfacesย
- Analyze performance, power, and area (PPA) trade-offs and drive design decisions based on quantitativeย dataย
- Collaborate closely withย verificationย team to shape test plans and improve verification coverageย
- Work withย physicalย design team to understand and resolve timing, power, and congestion challengesย
- Work withย verification team onย regression failure debugย and root cause, and provide RTL fixย if necessaryย
- Provideย technicalย support to FAE team onย pre-sales customer engagementsย
- Provideย technicalย support to AE team onย post-salesย customer deliveriesย
Qualifications
- Strong System Verilog/Verilog RTL design expertiseย
- Questa/Incisive/VCS simulator experienceย
- Python/Perl/TCLย scripting experienceย
- Ability to learn quickly and work independentlyย
- Solid communication and project management skillsย
- 10+ years of logic design experienceย (ASIC/FPGA)ย with BSEE, orย ย
- 8+ years of logic designย experienceย (ASIC/FPGA)ย with MSEEย
Definite Plus:ย
- ASIC synthesis, timing constraint, CDC/RDC experienceย
- UVMย Verification experienceย
- Memory (HBM, LPDDR) expertiseย
- AMBA AXI or CHI design experienceย
About Rambusย
Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop theย cutting-edgeย products and technologies essential for tomorrow's systems.ย ย
Rambus offers a competitive compensation packageย includingย base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.ย ย
Theย USย salary range for thisย full-timeย position is $127,400ย to $236,600.ย Our salary ranges areย determinedย by role,ย levelย and location. The successful candidate's starting pay will beย determinedย based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, workย locationย and market conditions.ย
At Rambus, we are committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. We value a range of perspectives and experiences that contribute to innovation and collaboration. Our goal is to ensure that all team members haveย equitableย access to opportunities, resources, and a sense of belonging. We believe that a culture of fairness and inclusion helps us all do ourย best work.ย
ย Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.ย ย
Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veteransย duringย our job application procedures. If youย requireย assistanceย orย an accommodationย due to a disability,ย please feel free to inform us in your application.ย
Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitmentย agenciesย or fee-based recruitment services.ย
For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. Forย additionalย information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check outrambus.com/careers/.ย
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