What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Silicon Circuit Simulation Engineer position at cerebrassystems?
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. Our novel wafer-scale architecture provides the AI compute power of dozens of GPUs on a single chip, with the programming simplicity of a single device. This approach allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds and empowers machine learning users to effortlessly run large-scale ML applications, without the hassle of managing hundreds of GPUs or TPUs.
Cerebras' current customers include global corporations across multiple industries, national labs, and top-tier healthcare systems. In January, we announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership with Mayo Clinic, underscoring our commitment to transforming AI applications across various fields. In August, we launched Cerebras Inference, the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.
About The Role
In this exciting role, you'll be responsible for a wide range of circuit design tasks including clock design, power simulations, IO design, ESD, aging simulations, memory evaluations, datapath, and standard cell customizations. You'll also have the opportunity to design and analyze custom circuits. We're looking for a circuit generalist with diverse experience in circuit design to join our close-knit physical design team. Your primary focus will be on circuit analysis of our wafer scale engine.
Skills & Qualifications
- 10 years of circuit design and analysis experience.
- Strong knowledge of leading edge CMOS FinFet technology and transistor behavior.
- Expert at running circuit level simulations across a variety of design types.
- Expert with Hspice and Finesim type simulation tools.
- Good understanding of techniques for optimizing clock distribution.
- Good understanding of power supply distribution, IR drop problems and how to analyze them.
- Experience running aging simulations & knowledge of NBTI ,PBTI, HCI.
- Good understanding of IO circuits, ESD circuits and their analysis.
- Experience with analyzing power dissipation and making recommendations for optimizations.
- Strong ability in scripting languages like Tcl and Python.
- Demonstrated ability to work with cross functionally to resolve problems.
- Excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to collaborate effectively are essential qualities for success in any team.
- Extremely self-motivated and eager to solve problems.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
- Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
- Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
- Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
- Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
- Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Read our blog: Five Reasons to Join Cerebras in 2025.
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.
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