System Engineer/ Software architect for EDA development

They say, “Designing microprocessors is hard, expensive, and takes years.” But does it have to? We say, “No.”

Codasip was founded on a simple belief – we could bring together the brilliance of microprocessor architects and software engineers and capture it in tools that made design simpler, faster, and less expensive. The company was created in 2014 with the mission of democratizing processor design. 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.

Job description

• • Department: Labs
  • Employment: Full-time (permanent position)
  • Experience: Mid-Senior (Ph.D. or MSc with 5y+ of industrial experience)
  • Location: Germany (preferably Munich or remote within Germany)

General info

We are looking for an System Engineer/ Software architect for EDA development to join our Codasip Labs team. The candidate will work on commercial prototypes aligned with the scope of the TRISTAN project. TRISTAN is co-funded project by the European Commission and is part of the KDT JU framework. The project is focused on the R&D of the next generation of EDA tools for the design of RISC-V processors targeting a wide set of applications such as AI, mobile communication, and automotive power control. The TRISTAN project starts in Q1/2023.

Main responsibilities

• • Innovate, develop, integrate, and evaluate the next generation of our EDA tool (Codasip Studio) that will provide better system descriptions and performance evaluations that will help customers with the architecture design exploration process.
  • Design mockups and/or proof-of-concept prototypes of the next-generation EDA design tools.
  • Collaborate with internal (Labs, FAE, Sales) and external (customers, partners, suppliers, academic) stakeholders.
  • Ensure on-time delivery of the Codasip contributions to project review meetings and deliverables, and jointly write scientific papers.

Qualifications

• • Over 5 years of recent and relevant experience in microelectronics design tools and software architectures.
  • MSc or higher academic degree in Computer Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience.
  • SW skills: C++/ Java and Eclipse experience are desirable.
  • Good understanding of IP and SoC design tools and verification flows and their limitations. Previous experience with RISC-V is desirable.
  • Experience with customer-facing activities and European co-funded projects is appreciated.
  • Fluent written and spoken English and German are essential.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, thinking outside of the box.
  • Excellent communication skills, pragmatic, proactive, self-motivated, team player.