CareerPlan

Core RTL/Microarchitecture Power Lead

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Drive power-efficient microarchitecture development for next-generation high-performance CPU cores (Ryzen/Epyc) by analyzing power consumption and optimizing design logic.

Role type

Senior IC microprocessor power architect

Builds

Next-gen Ryzen and Epyc CPU cores

Domain

Semiconductor / High-performance computing

Required skills

Low-power design techniques, Microprocessor architecture, RTL logic design, Power analysis tools (PTPX), Silicon validation, Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Verilog/System Verilog coding, Performance simulator analysis, Timing closure, Physical Design, Synthesis, Place and Route, AI/LLM tool development, Scripting (Ruby/Python/Perl/Shell)

Technologies

PTPX, Verilog, System Verilog, Python, Ruby, Perl, Shell

Responsibilities

Analyze power consumption of micro-architectural features; Collaborate with RTL and Physical Design teams to optimize power; Validate power consumption in Silicon; Develop and update power analysis tools using AI

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC