Senior Staff ASIC Design Engineer, Neural Processor

Summary Description:

 Syntiant Corp., a leader in the high-growth AI software and semiconductor solutions space, is looking for an experienced and talented Senior Staff ASIC Design Engineer to take on a critical role with expansive responsibilities and play a leading role in enhancing the Hardware Engineering in a growing organization.

As Digital ASIC Design Engineer, you will be a key player in the ASIC R&D team. You are presented with a unique opportunity to be part of the complete digital ASIC design flow, from specification and modelling, implementation and verification, to synthesis and silicon bring-up. Further, you will play an important role in supporting complex failure analyses to ensure smooth ramp-ups and high-volume production.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Architect & implement Syntiant’s next-generation Neural Digital Processor (NDP) for low-power edge AI applications.
• Work closely with Machine Learning (ML) team to analyze, map & co-optimize state-of-the-art neural network models to Syntiant’s current and next-generation NDP engine.
• Create power and performance profiling tool for NDP engine.
• Lead PPA (Power/Performance/Area) tradeoff analysis to improve design.
• Pre-/post-silicon design validation and performance testing.

Requirements

Qualifications, Education, and Experience Required:

• Minimum Masters degree in electrical engineering, PhD preferred .
• A proven track record of 5+ years in developing low-power signal processing IPs from architecture to implementation.
• Hands-on experience developing IPs using SystemC HLS (High-Level Synthesis).
• Good knowledge and experience in architecture/design of NPUs.
• Good knowledge in ML network architecture (Dense, CNN, RNN, Transformer, etc).
• RTL implementation of Digital Signal Processing algorithms, using Verilog or System Verilog.
• Implementation of test benches and digital verification methods.
• Experience in PPA (Power/Performance/Area) optimizations.
• Programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, C/C++, or Perl).
• Task centered, self-driven, persistent, and team oriented.
• Experience with ML frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, etc.) is a plus.

Benefits

Benefits Summary:

• Medical: Several plan options including PPO and HSA-compatible plans from Anthem Blue Cross, most of which are 100% paid by Syntiant Corp. for you and your family. 
• Dental: Company-paid dental PPO coverage from MetLife, including coverage for Orthodontia. 
• Vision: Company-paid vision PPO coverage from MetLife / VSP. 
• Life Insurance / AD&D: Company-paid basic Life / AD&D coverage in the amount of 3x your salary (up to $1,000,000). Additional supplemental life insurance with low group rates is available for yourself and your family. 
• Disability Coverage: Company-paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability coverage provides up to 60% income replacement protection. 
• Spending and Savings Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefits for Health Care and Dependent Care. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for those enrolled in a qualified Medical plan. 
• 401K Retirement Plan: Administered by Empower, the 401(k) plan allows you to plan for your future by investing a portion of each paycheck. 
• Other Benefits: A company-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as access to additional voluntary benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Support, and Identity Fraud Protection.

About Syntiant:

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Syntiant Corp. is a leader in delivering hardware and software solutions for edge AI deployment. The company’s purpose-built silicon and hardware-agnostic models are being deployed globally to power edge AI speech, audio, sensor and vision applications across a wide range of consumer and industrial use cases, from earbuds to automobiles. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors. Syntiant also provides compute-efficient software solutions with proprietary model architectures that enable world-leading inference speed and minimized memory footprint across a broad range of processors. The company is backed by several of the world’s leading strategic and financial investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12, Ap