Principal Engineer_RTL Design

Upscale AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Upscale, Inc. in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal ASIC Designer to drive end-to-end ASIC design efforts, from architecture exploration to RTL development. The role requires deep expertise in digital IC design, timing closure, and low-power techniques.

This on-site, full-time position offers growth in a fast-paced AI infrastructure company, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver defect-free, production-ready silicon.

Qualifications

• Solid background in Digital IC Design, including micro-architecture, RTL design, logic synthesis, timing closure, and low-power design techniques.
• Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor) for simulation, synthesis, and static timing analysis.
• Knowledge of ASIC design flows, verification methodologies, and collaboration with physical design and validation teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a cross-functional, on-site team.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ASIC design activities, including architecture exploration and micro-architecture definition.
• Logic design and RTL development for complex ASICs.
• Collaborate with physical design and validation teams to ensure tape-outs meet timing and power targets.

Skills

Digital IC Design

RTL design

Logic synthesis

Timing closure

Low-power design

EDA tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tape-outs

Networking ASIC design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Mentor

Job description

Why join Upscale, Inc.

Upscale, Inc., is building the high-performance infrastructure powering the next generation of artificial intelligence. Backed by over $300M in funding and rapid global adoption, we are scaling systems designed for the world’s most demanding AI workloads.

We focus on first-principles engineering across silicon, systems, and networking—where performance, scale, and execution are critical.Our team is talent-dense andhigh-performing. We value ownership, technical rigor, and speed, and we offer the opportunity to work on foundational problems with immediate, real-world impact.

If you’re looking to do high-impact work, move fast, and help define the infrastructure behind the future of AI—Upscale is where you can produce meaningful work at the frontier—and operate at a high standard.

This is a full-time, on-site Principal ASIC Designer role based in the Greater Bengaluru Area. The individual will be responsible for end-to-end ASIC design activities, including architecture exploration, micro-architecture definition, logic design and RTL development.

Qualifications

• Solid background in Digital IC Design, including micro-architecture, RTL design, logic synthesis, timing closure, and low-power design techniques.
• Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor) for simulation, synthesis, and static timing analysis.
• Knowledge of ASIC design flows, verification methodologies, and an ability to collaborate with physical design and validation teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and an ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, on-site team environment.
• Passionate about ASIC innovation and getting defect-free ASICs to production while meeting time-to-market challenges
• Track record of success with multiple ASIC tape-outs
• 10+ years of industry experience in ASIC design.
• Experience with networking ASIC design is a plus.
• Experience in post-silicon ASIC bring-up is a plus.

Where you fall within that range depends on your experience, skills, and impact—we benchmark against internal levels to keep things fair and consistent.

Equal Opportunity

Upscale, Inc., is building a team that reflects a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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