Senior RTL Design Engineer

Intel • Austin, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior RTL Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing Intel's next-generation microprocessors, contributing to groundbreaking technologies that drive innovation across industries. This opportunity allows you to collaborate with a world-class team to define and implement cutting-edge CPU architecture and microarchitecture features. Your expertise will ensure that Intel delivers high-performance and power-efficient CPU designs that power diverse devices, from personal computers to data center solutions. By optimizing logic design and applying advanced methodologies, your work will significantly impact Intel's product success and its mission to shape the future of technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related filed with 9+ years of relevant experience. Or a Master's degree in the same field with 7+ years of experience.
• 7+ years of experience in RTL design using Verilog, or System Verilog, with strong knowledge of hardware modeling and logic debug environments.
• 7+ years of experience in Modern energy-efficient and low-power logic design methods, including techniques applicable to high-frequency optimization.
• 4+ years of experience in cross-clock domain crossings and power aware design.
• 4+ years of experience in scripting languages such as TCL, Perl, or Python.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge on CPU power-management namely power/electrical budgeting, dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, thermal, P/C states and reset sequence handling.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Intel Architecture ISA and system architecture, including x86 assembly language.
• Experience with high-speed circuit design and optimization, specifically for datapath, circuits, and arrays.
• Familiarity with circuit planning and timing convergence processes.
• Ability to leverage broad understanding of CPU architecture to deliver impactful solutions.
• Proficient with static timing analysis, UPF and lint checks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on the definition, design, and implementation of CPU architecture and microarchitecture features.
• Develop logic design, register transfer level (RTL) coding, and simulation for CPU components, including cell libraries, functional units, and CPU IP blocks for full-chip integration.
• Optimize logic designs to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals while ensuring design integrity for physical implementation.
• Review verification plans and implementations, resolving issues and applying corrective measures to ensure feature correctness in RTL tests.
• Document microarchitectural specifications (MAS) for the CPU features you design.
• Work closely with architecture, backend, and other design teams to deliver industry-leading CPU products.
• Provide technical leadership by advancing methodologies and contributing to innovative solutions that enhance design efficiency and scalability.
• Support SoC customers to ensure seamless integration and high-quality CPU blocks.

Benefits

• Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.
• See Intel Benefits for more details.
• We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees