CPU Core RTL Design Engineer
Austin, TX$178.4kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
CPU Core RTL Design Engineer at AMD responsible for designing and optimizing next-generation high-performance processor cores within the central core RTL team, collaborating with architecture, verification, performance, and physical design teams to deliver scalable RTL solutions across client, server, and AI platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement RTL for CPU core pipeline components and related logic
- Contribute to microarchitecture definition for next-generation processor cores
- Collaborate with architecture, verification, and performance teams to deliver optimized designs
- Analyze and improve performance, power, and timing characteristics
- Support design verification, synthesis, timing closure, and physical design efforts
- Debug and resolve pre-silicon and post-silicon issues
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align on design trade-offs and execution
- Contribute to scalable RTL methodologies, libraries, and best practices
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field preferred
- Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL development in CPU, SoC, or ASIC environments
- Strong understanding of modern CPU architecture, especially out-of-order cores
- Expertise in logic design and high-speed processor pipeline development
- Experience with load/store units or similar core subsystems
- Knowledge of power-efficient and low-power design techniques, including timing and power optimization
- Familiarity with synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure
- Experience debugging and optimizing designs in collaboration with performance and verification teams
- Exposure to the full product lifecycle, from architecture through post-silicon debug
- Familiarity with physical design, scripting (e.g., Python, Tcl), and concepts such as DFT, clocking, reset, and power management
Skills
Required:Verilog/SystemVerilog RTLCPU architectureLogic design
Nice to have:Load/store units
Benefits
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