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CPU-Core RTL Director

Austin, Texas, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-18 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a team of CPU RTL engineers to design and deliver high-performance, low-power CPU cores for mobile, automotive, XR, AI, and compute products.

Role type

Senior IC CPU-Core RTL Director

Builds

Custom CPU cores for Qualcomm's intelligent computing platforms

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Microarchitecture

Required skills

CPU RTL design, microarchitecture, SystemVerilog, timing closure, power optimization, silicon bring-up, team leadership, project execution, cross-functional coordination

Preferred skills

Out-of-order scheduling, vector/SIMD execution, cache coherency, virtualization, AI-assisted design workflows, methodology automation

Technologies

SystemVerilog, CPU architectures (fetch, decode, branch prediction, scheduling, execution pipelines, memory subsystems)

Responsibilities

Lead RTL design and delivery from concept to silicon, drive PPA goals, mentor engineering talent, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage technical tradeoffs, support silicon debug and root-cause analysis

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with people leadership