Entry Level Logic Design Engineer

Introduction**

IBM Infrastructure is a catalyst that makes the world work better because our clients demand it. Heterogeneous environments, the explosion of data, digital automation, and cybersecurity threats require hybrid cloud infrastructure that only IBM can provide.

Your ability to be creative, a forward-thinker and to focus on innovation that matters, is all support by our growth minded culture as we continue to drive career development across our teams. Collaboration is key to IBM Infrastructure success, as we bring together different business units and teams that balance their priorities in a way that best serves our client's needs.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

**Your role and responsibilities**

As a Logic Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the end-to-end development of features with significant impact on our IBM z and Power Systems, IBM Storage and IBM Quantum Systems. From conceptualization to validation, you will be responsible for developing features, presenting proposed design elements, estimating efforts, and collaborating across various teams to ensure successful implementation.

Your primary responsibilities include:

* Feature Development and Implementation : Develop features and propose architectures in high-level design discussions, ensuring alignment with project goals and customer requirements.

* Effort Estimation: Estimate the overall effort required for feature development, providing valuable input to project planning and scheduling.

* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with verification, physical design, test generation, and milli code teams to develop features, fostering cross-functional teamwork and synergy.

* Pre-Silicon Design Sign-off: Sign off on design during the pre-silicon phase, ensuring readiness for tape-out and fabrication.

* Post-Silicon Validation: Validate hardware functionality post-silicon, conducting thorough testing to ensure feature integrity and performance.

**Required technical and professional expertise**

* Logic Design: Experience in logic design, demonstrating proficiency understanding in designing complex digital logic and systems.

* VLSI Design in VHDL/Verilog: Experience with VLSI design using hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog, enabling efficient implementation of digital logic.

* Processor Architecture Understanding: Good understanding of processor architectures, including RISC and CISC, facilitating the development of features tailored to specific processor requirements.

* Designer Simulations: Experience in developing and performing designer simulations, ensuring functionality and performance goals are met prior to silicon realization.

* Design Closure and Verification Coverage: Proven ability to drive design closure, including test plan reviews and verification coverage analysis, ensuring comprehensive validation of designs.

**Preferred technical and professional experience**

* Power-Efficient Logic Design: Experience in designing power-efficient logic, optimizing designs for low power consumption without sacrificing performance.

* Physical Design and Timing Constraints: Understanding of physical design concepts and timing constraints, facilitating seamless integration with physical implementation and timing closure processes.

* Python Scripting: Proficiency in Python scripting, enabling automation of design tasks and enhancing productivity in design workflows.

* Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA): Experience in working with various types of FPGA systems and tools

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