SiFive
A Staff Physical Design Engineer at SiFive drives the end-to-end physical design implementation of next-generation IP blocks, translating complex RTL into high-performance silicon. This role requires deep expertise in EDA tools and a full-stack understanding of microarchitecture to optimize Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) for diverse applications like AI and automotive. The engineer acts as a technical leader, mentoring junior staff and collaborating with architecture teams to solve complex implementation challenges.
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California, United States
Company Size
501-1000 employees
Founded
2015
As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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