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CPU Microarchitect/RTL design Engineer, Senior/Staff - Cork, Ireland

Cork, IrelandFull-time2026-06-05 → 2026-11-10
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Design CPU microarchitecture and RTL for high-performance, low-power devices, collaborating with chip architects on product definition and lifecycle.

Role type

Senior/Staff CPU Microarchitect and RTL Design Engineer

Builds

High-performance, low-power CPU IP blocks and SoCs

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Design

Required skills

Microprocessor architecture (fetch/decode, branch prediction, scheduling, register renaming, out-of-order execution, load/store, cache/memory), Verilog/VHDL, Logic design principles, Timing and power analysis, Low power techniques, Scripting (Perl/Python)

Preferred skills

CPU modelling, Waveform debugging tools

Technologies

Verilog, VHDL, Perl, Python

Responsibilities

Explore high-performance strategies with CPU modelling team; Develop microarchitecture specifications from high-level exploration; Own RTL design development and refinement; Support functional and performance verification; Collaborate on physical design implementation and validation for timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.

Seniority

Senior/Staff, hands-on IC