Hardware Design Engineer and uArchitect of Processors & Accelerators

Welcome to Codasip

We believe Codasip is the most innovative processor solutions company. We take pride in designing and developing cutting-edge, high-performance, and energy-efficient CPU cores from scratch, and our own automated proprietary tools to fully customize them. We give our customers a unique competitive advantage by empowering their system-on-chip developers to build the most innovative products.

Our processor cores are based on the RISC-V open architecture. The potential for customizing RISC-V is unlocked with the Codasip Custom Compute approach: our unique architecture description language, CodAL, and the powerful automated processor design tool, Codasip Studio. These are at the heart of our unique and groundbreaking RISC-V processor solutions.

Founded in 2014, we've grown into a thriving and talented global community. Our IP engineering teams work from offices spread across Europe, including our first and largest design center in the beautiful city of Brno, Czechia. Across Europe, we already have design teams in Cambridge, Bristol, Munich, Villeneuve-Loubet, Barcelona, Thessaloniki, Heraklion and Athens. The Codasip team is also based close to its customers, which means we have dedicated sales and application engineers in the USA, Japan, Korea, and China.

Codasip is a private company backed by well-funded EU grants. Our products are already making a real impact, with billions of devices already in the market powered by our processor IP and tools.

The Greek R&D

Codasip is expanding in Greece! We are looking for Design & uArchitect Engineers at all levels to build out our team and help deliver and expand our product roadmap. The role can be based in Athens, Thessaloniki or Heraklion and will be reporting to Giorgos Nikiforos who is the Director of the Greek R&D Center.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing company with a unique position in the industry. If you are proactive, you are not afraid to voice your own opinion, and are looking for a job where you can be creative, we think you will work well with us.

Together with our well-organized and highly collaborative international teams, located in the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Spain, and the UK you will be responsible for the development of the core or of the accelerator microarchitecture.

YOUR ROLE:

• Be responsible for the microarchitecture definition and implementation of RISC-V processors and components and leading a team to deliver
• Processor development in our architecture language (CodAL)
• Design generic solutions and process automation
• Working closely with the verification team on project deliveries and verifying the Design
• Synthesis (timing and area optimizations) to ensure PPA targets can be met
• Participate in design and verification reviews

Requirements

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• Good knowledge of modern CPU architectures (ideally RISC-V) and micro-architectures, or alternatively track of records in the design of complex pipelined designs.
• Advanced knowledge of at least one Hardware Description Language (preferably - Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Sharp understanding of physical implications when designing at a higher level of abstraction (digital design synthesis and implementation flow).
• Skills to design and optimise a module around a given PPA point.
• Practical expertise in versioning tools (preferably git)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, Tcl)
• Practical usage of Linux
• Proficiency in digital design synthesis and implementation flow
• Communicative English. Our team is highly distributed, so English is the main language
  
  

NICE TO HAVE:

• Hands-on experience with HW simulators and synthesis tools
• Proficiency in computer architecture and systems
• Ability to write clear and concise code
• Active interest in the field and self-education
• Analytical thinking, self-sufficiency, team spirit, open-minded and passion to learn
• Experience with Formal Verification concepts

Benefits

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Opportunity to work with RISC-V, computer architecture of the future
• Working on innovative IoT processors and unique processor optimization technology
• Participation in the whole development process from analysis to deployment
• Opportunity to collaborate with experienced developers located in Germany, France, UK, Greece and Czech Republic
• Receptivity to your own innovations and ideas
• Freedom and trust from Codasip management
• Flexible working hours, including working from home
• Very competitive compensation package
• Language courses (Chinese, Czech)

ABOUT CODASIP:

Nowadays Codasip is a leading supplier of processing solutions for IC designers, offering products based on open standards such as the RISC-V ISA, LLVM, and UVM. We are a founding member of RISC-V International (formerly RISC-V Foundation) and we were the first company to offer a commercial RISC-V IP core in 2015. With more than 150 employees and offices in Europe, the US, and Asia, we are constantly open for talents who want to work on cutting-edge processor technologies, believe in the great potential of RISC-V.

WHAT IS OUR COMPANY CULTURE:

We celebrate a highly professional and open environment, with a well-balanced mix between young and experienced engineers. We employ agile methodologies to bring the speed and ease of software development to hardware as well as to guarantee the high quality of our products. A perfect platform for growth, that will enable you to learn from the best and at the same time drive your own ideas - that is the Codasip DNA.

Want to be an architect of ambition? Join Codasip

At Codasip we are committed to fostering a creative and collaborative work environment. Codasippers have the freedom to explore original ideas and experiment with new techniques. We believe in the benefits of cross-departmental collaboration and encourage sharing to build awareness throughout the teams. This enables you to add value through variety in your work.

When you join Codasip, you become part of a motivated team of self-starters where your ideas are appreciated and your voice is heard. We strive to create an environment where your ambition can flourish and your career can reach new heights. So, come and join our team of architects of ambition. We can't wait to see what you'll achieve at Codasip.