Senior RTL Power Optimization Engineer

Senior RTL Power Optimization Engineer

Mission: to be responsible for driving power-efficient designs from the ground up, optimizing power consumption at various levels of the design process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. 

Responsibilities & outcomes:

• Optimize RTL designs to improve power efficiency while maintaining performance and area targets.
• Perform power analysis at different stages of silicon design and implement power-saving techniques in RTL that include techniques (but not limited to) such as clock gating, power gating, multi-voltage domains, dynamic voltage scaling, etc.
• Conduct power estimation and explore PPA (power, performance, and area) trade-offs for existing and new design features
• Work closely with the physical design team to ensure power targets are achieved during synthesis, place-and-route (P&R), and sign off stages.
• Develop accurate power models based on RTL simulations and gate-level netlists, and perform power roll up to estimate chip-level power for various scenarios

Ideal candidates have/are:

• Electronics & Computer Engg or equivalent background and/or experience in this domain
• Solid experience with RTL coding using Verilog/SystemVerilog, with expertise in low power RTL design & optimization of complex digital systems
• Strong knowledge and experience in implementing low-power design techniques such as clock gating, power gating, and DVFS. Familiarity with UPF/CPF power intent descriptions is a plus.
• Proficiency with power analysis tools (e.g., Synopsys PrimePower, Cadence Joules).
• Experience with synthesis and place-and-route flows focused on power optimization.
• Ability to automate power analysis and optimization tasks using scripting languages (Tcl, Perl, Python).
• Self motivated & independent worker
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $181,700 to $365,400, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.