Senior CPU Design Engineer
NVIDIA· Engineer, ASIC
Hybrid (Remote / Local)$168k - $264.5kFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Senior CPU Design Engineer responsible for micro-architecture, RTL design and implementation of high-performance, low-power CPUs, collaborating with verification, physical design and other teams to deliver routable and synthesizable CPU subsystems.
Responsibilities
- Drive the micro-architecture definition, feasibility studies and documentation of CPU sub-systems.
- Implement in RTL and coordinate execution with the verification team to ensure that the design is functional.
- Exercise logic design skills to optimize and meet performance, timing and power targets.
- Deliver a synthesis/timing clean design while working with the physical design team ensuring a routable and physically implementable design.
- Support hardware engineering activities including chip floor plan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly, timing closure, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification.
- Develop flows and tools as necessary in support of design activities.
Qualifications
- BS or MS in electrical engineering or computer engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of proven experience in micro-architecture and RTL development of complex, high speed designs, ideally in CPU subsystems.
- Exposure to Computer Architecture and Digital Systems design.
- Highly proficient in logic design, Verilog and/or SystemVerilog, with a deep understanding of physical design and VLSI.
- Strengths in scripting languages such as Perl, Python.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Skills
Required:micro-architectureRTL designVerilog/SystemVerilogphysical design knowledgescripting
Benefits
- equity
- benefits (per NVIDIA benefits package)
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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