CareerPlan

CPU Micro-Architecture and RTL Design Engineer (RISC-V)

Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$176k–$263k2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design high-performance, low-power CPU micro-architecture and RTL for RISC-V devices, collaborating with architects on product definition and verification.

Role type

Senior IC CPU Micro-architecture and RTL Design Engineer

Builds

High-performance, low-power RISC-V CPU cores

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Design / RISC-V

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

CPU modeling, Waveform debugging tools, Physical design validation (timing, area, reliability, testability)

Technologies

Verilog, VHDL, Perl, Python

Responsibilities

Explore high-performance strategies with modeling teams; Develop micro-architecture specifications from high-level concepts; Own RTL design development and refinement; Support functional and performance verification; Collaborate on physical design implementation and validation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC