Principal GPU Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title

Principal GPU Hardware Design Engineer

Role Summary

Lead the design, debugging and optimisation of GPU hardware IP and complex silicon modules. Work across design, verification and validation teams to deliver high-performance, efficient and reliable GPU silicon.

This role includes technical leadership, mentoring early-career engineers, and improving design flows and tooling.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal-level). Specific years of experience not stated.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with design, verification and validation teams to deliver advanced silicon solutions.
• Prepare microarchitecture specifications and execution plans aligned to project goals.
• Analyse and optimise circuits for frequency, area, power and overall performance.
• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements.
• Maintain and enhance the design environment and track/resolve design bugs.
• Mentor and support graduate and early-career engineers; contribute to training and knowledge-sharing.
• Plan and deliver assigned tasks on schedule and present technical findings to stakeholders.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• Proven knowledge of digital integrated circuit design techniques and methodologies.
• Hands-on RTL design experience at IP or SoC level using SystemVerilog.
• Experience optimising circuit designs and balancing performance trade-offs.
• Familiarity with ASIC and FPGA design tools and environments.
• Exposure to formal proof methodology for capturing design intent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of CPU, DSP or FPU architectures and related debug/test strategies.
• Experience with physical design tools (place and route) and P&R methodologies.
• Experience in verification methodologies (for example UVM) and specification-driven verification.
• Familiarity with C, SystemC, C++, Python, Perl or TCL for modelling and tooling.
• Experience in GPU/CPU design or SoC-level development.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Imagination Technologies

Headquarters: Kings Langley, UK

UK-based semiconductor IP company that develops GPU, AI and other silicon and software IP aimed at delivering high power, performance and area (PPA) efficiency for devices including smartphones, automotive and consumer electronics.