SENIOR LOGIC DESIGN ENGINEER – Core Instruction Sequencing Unit

- Lead the architecture, design and development of InstructionSequencing Unit for high-performance Processor CPU of IBM Systems.- Architect and design Instruction Dispatch to Issue queues, RegisterRenaming for Out of Order Execution, Issue instructions to ExecutionPipelines, Reordering Buffers for completion of a high performanceprocessor CPU- Develop the features, present the proposed architecture in the High leveldesign discussions- Estimate the overall effort to develop the feature.- Estimate silicon area and wire usage for the feature.- Develop micro-architecture, Design RTL, Collaborate with other Coreunits, Verification, DFT, Physical design, Timing, FW, SW teams to developthe feature- Signoff the Pre-silicon Design that meets all the functional, area andtiming goals- Participate in post silicon lab bring-up and validation of the hardware- Lead a team of engineers, guide and mentor team members, representas Logic Design Lead in global forums. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise 8 or more years of demonstrated experience in architecting anddesigning Instruction Dispatch unit of CPU- Hands of experience of implementing Issue Queues, Register renamingand forwarding, Reordering Buffer and Pipeline flush/exception handling- Deep expertise in Out of Order, Super Scalar, Multi-Threaded CoreArchitecture and ISA- Experience with high frequency, instruction pipeline designs- At least 1 generation of Processor Core silicon bring up experience- In depth understanding of industry microprocessor designs (e.g., x86, ARM, or RISC-V processor designs)- Proficiency of RTL design with Verilog or VHDL- Nice to haves- Knowledge of Instruction Decode and Execution units- Knowledge of verification principles and coverage- High-level knowledge of Linux operating system- Knowledge of one object oriented language and scriptinglanguage- Understanding of Agile development processes- Experience with DevOps design methodologies and tools