IBM Systems division builds Servers, Storage and Systems Software which are the building blocks for next-generation IT infrastructure of enterprise customers and data centers. IBM Servers provide best-in-class reliability, scalability, performance, and end-to-end security to handle mission-critical workloads and provide seamless extension to hybrid multi cloud environments.

India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) is part of word-wide IBM Systems division. Established in 1996, the ISDL Lab is headquartered in Bengaluru, with presence in Pune and Hyderabad as well. ISDL teams work across the IBM Systems stack including Processor development, Firmware, Operating Systems, Systems Software, Storage Software, Cloud Software, Performance Engineering, System Test etc. The ISDL teams also ushered in new development models such as Agile, Design Thinking and DevOps.

Enterprise Systems development Lab – part of ISDL, has 1 year Internship & Job opportunities in the Design & Development of Processors for IBM Mainframe & Power systems.  

 If you have a degree in VLSI design or electronics and looking for building a career in hardware aspects of the processor development, have skills / interested in the Processor core development, Logic Design, Analog circuits, Physical Design, Verification, Pre & Post Silicon validation, Custom layout, Memory, EDA, Library characterization, E2E ASIC & SOC design. 

Computer Science graduates interested in the design and development of algorithms to verify / validate and debug the processor Architecture & Performance and in the development of design tools (EDA) . 

Your role and responsibilities

Logic Design, Analog circuits, Physical Design, Verification, Pre & Post Silicon validation, Custom layout, Memory, EDA, Library characterization, E2E ASIC & SOC design.

IBM Systems development lab works on the development of latest generation processors that power the IBM Z Systems (Mainframe) & IBM Power Systems. 

The Enterprise Systems Development team in Bangalore is a microcosm of the global Systems development lab. As a member of the ESD team you will have an opportunity to work on the Design/ Verification/ Pre Silicon Validation / Physical design/ EDA / Library/ Memory characterization/ Post silicon validation of the Processor chip that is being developed in the latest technologies of 5nm , 3nm & Beyond. 

Required education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Digital Logic design, Computer Architecture, RISC V or other processor pipeline knowledge, VLSI design flow and process knowledge, Good understanding of custom circuits, Analog, Digital logic design, memory technologies
• Good system architecture, programming and scripting (Python/ Perl) skills are highly desired for the processor verification and validation roles. 

Academics

Master’s / Doctorate degree in VLSI design / Electronics / Computer Science engineering or other relevant specializations in Hardware.