RTL Design Engineer

Etched • Cupertino, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning.
As an RTL Engineer at Etched, you will be critical in ensuring that our AI chips operate correctly and efficiently. You will develop and implement design verification strategies for both our existing and upcoming ASIC designs.
In this role, you will work closely with state-of-the-art architectures for machine learning. You do not need to have experience working with these yet, but you will be willing and able to learn quickly. You will work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy, and be responsible for a key part of Etched’s success.
Representative projects:
Implement a block to efficiently compute floating point math operators
Provide feedback to the uArch team to make sure blocks meet timing and area constraints

Requirements

• At least 5 years of work experience in RTL development.
• Experience with high-speed digital logic.
• Proficiency in standard RTL design and synthesis tools
• Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches
• Are able to learn quickly about transformers and other aspects of modern artificial intelligence
• Willing to start quickly

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, or HBM technologies
• Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning.
• Familiarity with numerical representations and functions
• ​Ability to program with Python or another scripting language

Responsibilities

• Implement a block to efficiently compute floating point math operators
• Provide feedback to the uArch team to make sure blocks meet timing and area constraints

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with 100% of premium covered, 90% for dependents
• Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Relocation support for those moving to Cupertino

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed