[CDI] Senior FPGA prototyping engineer

About SiPearl

Founded in 2019 with the support of the European Union SiPearl embodies Europes dream of mastering the technological heart of its supercomputers: the microprocessor.

SiPearl is building Rhea the high-performance low-power European microprocessor dedicated to supercomputing and AI inference.

This new generation of microprocessors will first target EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem which is deploying world-class supercomputing infrastructures in Europe for solving major challenges in medical research artificial intelligence security energy management and climate with a reduced carbon footprint.

SiPearl is working in close collaboration with its 30 partners from the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium - leading names from the scientific community supercomputing centers and industry - which are its stakeholders future clients and end-users.

SiPearl employs more than 190 people in:

• France (Maisons-Laffitte Grenoble Massy Sophia Antipolis)

• Spain (Barcelona)

• and Italy (Bologna)

About the role

To validate our first tape-out we developed an initial prototyping platform using a smart hybrid approach connecting a real hardware system development board (socket ready) with a small prototyping FPGA board.

Given the success and eager adoption of this approach by our Firmware team we decided to think even bigger and build a full stack prototyping and demonstration platform porting the full complexity of our designs to FPGA prototyping and enabling the development of the entire FW and SW (BIOS Kernel or high speed-interfaces like PCIe/DDR/UCIe) pre-silicon!

To tackle that task we are building an entire new team who will be using state of the art multi-FPGA prototyping platforms (Ultrascale VP1902 the largest FPGAs in the industry) porting and modeling our entire design and connecting it with real hardware.

Your missions

Design develop and continuously improve the FPGA prototyping workflow integrating it into the company-wide HW and SW flows
Generate test and debug complex FPGA platforms from RTL ensuring performance robustness and maintainability
Develop and integrate hardware and software blocks as well as automation tools and scripts to improve productivity and user experience
Provide expert-level technical support to internal users analyze complex issues and propose long-term scalable solutions
Act as a primary technical interface with EDA tool vendors and IP providers driving technical discussions and tracking issue resolution
Contribute to technology watch evaluate new tools and share best practices across teams

What would make you succeed in this role

• Strong expertise in FPGA development and prototyping on complex platforms

• Solid knowledge of HDL languages (SystemVerilog VHDL) timing constraints (SDC) and advanced design rules

• Ability to architect robust solutions take ownership of technical topics and drive continuous improvements

• Professional proficiency in English within an international environment

• Strong communication skills team spirit and a high level of autonomy

• Scientific rigor curiosity adaptability and a strong problem-solving mindset

Dear candidate even if you consider you do not fulfill all the qualifications mentioned above please still apply and share with us why you believe you would be a good fit.

Recruitment process

Discovery interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner (30 min)

AssessFirst personality test - no need to worry there is no wrong or right answer; our goal is to see beyond your resume (45)

2 Technical interviews (1h each)

Interview with one HRBP in order to answer to your last questions (30 min)

Benefits and conditions

• Contract: Permanent Contract (CDI)

• Benefits: annual bonus*; meal vouchers (60% covered by SiPearl); health insurance (70% covered by SiPearl); illimited access and pre-paid sessions with a practitioner of your choice on our mental health partner app ; technical linguistic and personal development training; BSPCE

• Work model: On-Site or Hybrid (2 days/week remote)

• Office: This role is open for our locations in France (Maisons-Laffitte Massy Grenoble and Sophia Antipolis) Spain (Castelldelfels - Barcelona)

• Please note that while we do not provide VISA Sponsorship we are committed to assisting international candidates with the visa application process to the best of our ability.

Are you curious to learn more about us

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• Get to know a bit more about our team culture: Welcome to the jungle

At SiPearl we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that thrives on the strength of varied perspectives and backgrounds. We recruit talent based on merit experience and alignment with our companys goals and values.