Principal Logic Design Engineer - Memory Controllers (Hybrid)

Rambus.com; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, seeks to hire a Principal Logic Design Engineer to join our Silicon IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon. You will contribute to micro-architecture and RTL design of high-performance memory controllers for data centers and AI.

You will report to the Director of Engineering as an individual contributor and engage with cross-functional teams on design, verification, and pre-/post-sales support. This role offers hybrid work with onsite and remote days.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in SystemVerilog/Verilog RTL design.
• Experience with Questa/Incisive/VCS simulators.
• Scripting in Python/Perl/TCL for automation.
• 10+ years of logic design experience (ASIC/FPGA) with BSEE or 8+ years with MSEE.

Responsibilities

• Own micro-architecture definition and RTL design for critical blocks such as schedulers, command pipelines, coherency/ordering logic and system interfaces.
• Analyze performance, power, and area trade-offs and drive design decisions based on quantitative data.
• Collaborate with verification team to shape test plans and improve verification coverage.
• Work with physical design team to resolve timing, power, and congestion challenges.
• Support verification regression and root-cause analysis, provide RTL fixes if necessary.
• Provide technical support to FAE team on pre-sales customer engagements.
• Provide technical support to AE team on post-sales customer deliveries.

Skills

SystemVerilog RTL

RTL design

Python scripting

Perl scripting

TCL scripting

Logic design experience

Education

BSEE

MSEE

Tools

Questa/Incisive/VCS

Job description

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, seeks to hire a Principal Logic Design Engineer to join our Silicon IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon. You will contribute to micro-architecture and RTL design of high-performance memory controllers for data centers and AI.

You will report to the Director of Engineering as an individual contributor and engage with cross-functional teams on design, verification, and pre-/post-sales support. This role offers hybrid work with onsite and remote days.