Hardware Design Engineer

Sambanova Hardware Design Engineers are responsible for designing component units of the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit ASICs deployed in our AI workload acceleration systems. They work alongside architects, design verification engineers, and physical design engineers to implement innovative features in hardware which provide unique value to Sambanova.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and document microarchitecture specifications for complex digital design elements for compute, memory, or networking subsystems


• Code, integrate, and debug SystemVerilog RTL designs through the chip implementation and production lifecycle


• Meet targets for Power, Performance and Area (PPA) using advanced digital design techniques for high-speed design


• Work alongside design verification and physical design team owners to converge


• Work with architects and software teams to prototype new features which improve application-level performance


• Mentor junior design engineers on high-speed digital design techniques


• Drive improvements into the design flow using AI and automation, including new EDA tool methodologies

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum required education: Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering


• Computer architecture and digital logic design


• Knowledge of AI workload acceleration techniques and industry standard interconnects and protocols (e.g. AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, HBM/DDR)


• Mastery of SystemVerilog design techniques for high speed, high performance ASICs


• Demonstrated skill in converging functionality while making design decisions trading off Power, Performance, and Area (PPA)


• Experience in digital logic synthesis tools and Static Timing Analysis (STA)


• Proficiency in using industry standard tools for linting, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), and Logical Equivalence Checking (LEC)


• Proficiency in using tools and simulators for hardware performance analysis and tuning


• Experience implementing SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) for checking design intent


• Familiarity with Git version control tool for managing release cycles


• Scripting skills in Python and Linux Shell

How to Apply

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter. In your cover letter, we encourage you to describe your experience with a large-scale system you've architected, particularly any involving billing, entitlements, or monetization. Highlight the challenges you faced in ensuring scalability, reliability, and accuracy, and how you overcame them.