Senior Staff Engineer (C++)

Job Title: Senior Staff Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA 95051
Duration:  5 mons
 
JOB DESCRIPTION
Top 5 Required Skills Strong knowledge of Digital Logic Design and Computer Architecture (VLSI fundamentals)

• Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix environments and strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and Shell scripting
• Experience in Design Verification using SystemVerilog and UVM
• Knowledge of CPU or GPU microarchitecture, pipelines, and cache subsystems
• Experience using VSCode, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or other AI-assisted CLI tools with MCP support

Technologies: 

• Linux/Unix development environment
• C/C++, Python, and Shell scripting
• Verilog/SystemVerilog
• UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)
• RTL simulation and debug tools (VCS, Xcelium, or Questa)
• CPU or GPU microarchitecture and cache concepts
• VSCode, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI-assisted development tools with MCP support

 
Required Education: 
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
                                                                    OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
                                                                    OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.?  
 
Job Description:
 Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced ASIC knowledge and experience to define, model, design (digital and/or analog), optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development for a variety of high performance, high quality, low power products.
• Creates highly advanced architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and/or system simulations based on system-level requirements.
• Collaborates across functional teams (e.g., software architecture, hardware architecture, product management, program management teams) to develop and execute an implementation strategy that meets system requirements and customer needs.
• Evaluates all aspects of highly complex process flow from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing and power use, and verification or similarly for custom circuit design/layout flow.
• Utilizes tools/applications (e.g., RTL to GDS Flow, Virtuoso) to execute and enable highly advanced architecture and design of multiple complex blocks/SoC or IC Packages.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex EDA/IP/ASIC projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.
• Leverages advanced GPU knowledge and experience to architect, design, implement, verify, and/or optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
• Builds functional model simulations, develops software, and tests for various graphics to verify correctness and ensures highly advanced performance and power goals are met.
• Designs, programs, and runs complex, comprehensive graphics tests using tools for large subsystems to ensure high-quality functionality, performance, power, and stability and identify issues. 
• Facilitates collaboration with third-party vendors, external users, and across organizations to guide implementation and ensure alignment with needs and goals.
• Develops critical driver and compiler software to support the GPU products. 
• Writes detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for highly complex GPU projects to guide users and/or customers to implement output; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.

 
Level of Responsibility:
•    Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
•    Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.
•    Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc. 
•    Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
•    Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
  

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $84.76/hr – $105.90/hr.