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Principal RTL Design Engineer, IO & Memory Systems

San Jose, CA💼 Full-time💰 $180,000–$180,000🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, integration, and implementation of high-speed IO and memory subsystems for the DataScale® platform to deliver reliable, high-performance AI systems at scale.

Role type

Principal RTL Design Engineer (IO & Memory Systems)

Builds

DataScale® platform (RDU-based AI inference hardware)

Domain

Semiconductor / AI Infrastructure / High-performance Computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

SystemVerilog RTL design, microarchitecture definition, ASIC design, protocol expertise (PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, HBM, AXI, APB), power/performance/area optimization, cross-functional triage, design flow management (lint, CDC/RDC, synthesis, timing constraints)

Preferred skills

End-to-end ASIC product delivery, emerging scale-up/scale-out protocols (ESUN, SUE, UAL, Ultra Ethernet), on-chip interconnect/traffic management (NoC, switches, arbiters), machine learning hardware accelerator architecture knowledge

Technologies

SystemVerilog, PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, HBM, AXI, APB, UCIe, NoC

Responsibilities

Engage in architecture exploration with system and chip architects; Drive feasibility studies and design trade-off analysis; Own microarchitecture definition and specification; Deliver synthesizable SystemVerilog RTL; Run front-end design flow end-to-end; Partner with STA and physical design teams; Collaborate with verification, emulation, software, and firmware teams; Improve design and integration methodology

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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