Senior ALU Design Engineer

on people’s lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time. Are you ready? To learn more about SiFive’s phenomenal success and to see why we have won the GSA’s prestigious Most Respected Private Company Award (for the fourth time!), check out our website and Glassdoor pages.Job Description:Responsibilities:Specify, design and implement new arithmetic operators for arithmetic RISC-V instructions, including floating-point, vector, crypto and integer operations.Optimize timing, area and power usage, or reduce latencies of existing operatorsUnit and formal testing for optimizations, writing new tests for new designs Work with the physical implementation team to optimize physical design to frequency, area, and power targets.Create documentation to a high standard and collaborate across teams and disciplines.RequirementsMasters or higher degree in electronic engineering or computer science with a strong mathematical background OR a degree in a related field with a strong background in code development2+ years of RTL design or related design experience.Academic or professional experience with arithmetic RTL design or CPU RTL design in Chisel, Verilog, System Verilog or VHDL.Knowledge of at least one object-oriented or functional programming language and willingness to adopt Chisel hardware generator designAttention to detail and a focus on high-quality code and documentation.Ability to work well with others and share the belief that engineering is teamwork.This is a hybrid working position with 1 office day per week expected; more office days are possible if the successful candidate so prefersAdditional Information:This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:United KingdomAny offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.SummaryLocation: Cambridge, England, United KingdomType: Full time