CareerPlan

CPU Microarchitecture & Cache RTL Design Engineer

Fort Collins, ColoradoFull-time2026-09-23 → 2026-10-22
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Design and implement high-performance, energy-efficient cache and routing fabric solutions for AMD's next-generation CPU cores.

Role type

Senior IC VLSI RTL Design Engineer (CPU Microarchitecture)

Builds

CPU cores, caches, and chiplet technologies for server, client, and gaming products

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Microarchitecture

Required skills

Cache architecture design, Cache Controller RTL, Cache Array RTL, CPU Coherency, Coherent NoC, Cache Allocation/Replacement Policy, Digital RTL Design, Verilog HDL, Scripting

Preferred skills

Cache Controller and Array RTL implementation, CPU Coherency, Coherent NoC, Cache Allocation and Replacement Policy, Quality of Service, Fairness, Forward Progress architecture

Technologies

Verilog HDL

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Cache and CPU Architects to design optimized high-performance Cache and Routing Fabric designs; Collaborate with Physical Design teams to develop RTL optimized for physical implementation and timing closure; Collaborate with Design Verification teams to develop verifiable architectures and features; Collaborate with Design for Test teams to develop reliable and testable RTL; Work across global teams to solve complex architectural interactions between IP and SoC designs; Guide and mentor other engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities